Most of the movie, directed by Eric Brevig, is as daft, outlandish, and speedy as it needs to be, and, for all its newfangled effects, touchingly old-fashioned in its reverence for the Jules Verne novel that inspired it.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
A daring rescue mission, to a dangerous new world... underneath ours!
2008 · 1h 27m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Scott D. Wheeler
,
Davey Jones
Overview
When an accident leaves a group of researchers trapped beneath the earth's crust, it's up to a drill team, led by Joseph Harnet, to rescue them. But once underground, the team discovers a mysterious -- and horrifying -- subterranean universe.
Director and cast
- Scott D. Wheeler Director
- Davey Jones Director
- Dedee Pfeiffer as Emily Radford
- Greg Evigan as Joseph Harnet
- Vanessa Evigan as Victoria Jansen
- Jennifer Dorogi as Kristen Radford
- Sara Tomko as Betsy Case
- Caroline Attwood as Gretchen Lake
- Leah Grimsson as Dorris
- Jason S. Gray as General Marks
- Michael Tower as Marty
- Vanessa Mitchell as Eve Abraham
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Perfectly charming as well as predictably eye-popping.
Flat and predictable, though the visuals are often striking.
If 3D is indeed the future of movies, we're going to need something more substantial than Journey to the Center of the Earth to convince us.
If, at this moment, the child next to you grabs your arm and hollers "Duck!", the movie will have been worth the ticket price.
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