Here we go with another not very interesting take on the Jules Verne book called The Mysterious Island which was published way back in 1874 and usually one of the novels you read during elementary school or high school. This story has been told over and over and this latest version is just the most recent incarnation to hit the big screen (fleetingly is my prediction), but hey, it's got The Rock! So it's gotta be good right?! Journey 2: The Mysterious Island stars Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock from wrestling fame), Michael Caine (younger readers will know him as Alfred from the Batman movies), Josh Hutcherson, who was previously in Bridge To Terabithia as well as Polar Express, Vanessa Hudgens, recently in Super Punch (avoid at all costs except for the fight scenes) and the High School Musical movies (eek!). Hudgens plays "Kailani" and her helicopter flyin' father is played by a familiar face, Luis Guzman. Let's take a look at the trailer shall we?
Oh, this looks like it might not be all that good. Tons of big scaries calling around and popping up that want to eat the group and some probably won't make it back. First a little back story: Hutcherson plays "Alexander", a young bright kid whose grandfather, played by Michael Caine, goes missing while searching for some "lost island" so Alexander decides to go looking for him. Johnson plays the boyfriend of Alexander's mother, so he provides a little muscle for the adventure. They need a copter to scout out the territory where they think Alexander's grandfather disappeared and the lovely Kailani catches Alexander's eye and as luck would have it, Kailani's dad has a helicopter... and away we go.
The problem is that the island is going to sink back into the ocean and since the copter is busted, the survivors will have to, what? Swim for it? No doubt after many creatures trying to make a quick lunch out of them, they'll all get to the beach with giant spiders, humongous reptiles in hot pursuit and there will be dear old granddad or someone else to scoop them up in an ending happy for all.
Don't worry though, all will have (hopefully) better movies later this year although this one will be good for some mindless fun and giggles (have to admit I laughed at The Rock's pec hustle dance). A lot younger girls will be there to drool over Hutcherson and a like number of guys will be oogling the charms of Ms Hudgens. I'm guessing Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will make about $10-15,000,000 it's first week and might rake in around $40 million or so before being swept aside by the more interesting films on the schedule.
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