Metacritic Movie Ratings
Race to Witch Mountain Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  It's entertaining with a crafty mixture of action, humor and drama.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  The planet-hopping children have special talents -- telekinesis, telepathy etc. -- although it is the high-wattage lovability of Mr Rock that's the real superpower on display here.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Strikes a deft balance of chase-movie suspense and wisecracking humor, with a few slam-bang action setpieces that would shame the makers of more allegedly grown-up genre fare.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  A fast and furious (yes "fast and furious" in that way) wild ride of a movie in which the good guys are good (some of them really, really good), the bad guys are good (very scary good) and the car chases (around a thousand of them by my count, though it was hard to keep track with all the screeching tires and twisted metal) are pretty spectacular.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  I think Dwayne Johnson has a likable screen presence and is a good choice for an innocuous family entertainment like this.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]

  Mediocre family fare that's simply not that much fun.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Modest and diverting, rough and bland, with some good (if not quite Bette Davis caliber) actors and so-so special effects.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  This is filmmaking by the numbers meant to succeed by the numbers.

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