as Jack Bruno: The protective, fast-driving protagonist.
Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno (Johnson) is just trying to keep his nose clean. But when two mysterious teens, Sara (AnnaSophia Robb) and Seth (Alexander Ludwig), hop into his taxi, he’s thrust into a world of government conspiracies, alien assassins, and a ticking clock to save Earth. The siblings have supernatural powers—Sara can move objects with her mind; Seth can manipulate matter—and they need to retrieve their lost spaceship from the heart of a top-secret military base inside… you guessed it… Witch Mountain. race to witch mountain film
Johnson is in full “reluctant hero” mode—gruff on the outside, gooey on the inside. He sells the action (car chases, fistfights with a cyborg) and the deadpan comedy (“Did that kid just melt my gun?”) with equal ease. The teen leads are competent and less annoying than most child actors in this genre, and their alien backstory is surprisingly tender. as Jack Bruno: The protective, fast-driving protagonist
Here’s a balanced review of the 2009 film Race to Witch Mountain , written in a style suitable for a blog, Letterboxd, or customer review site. The teen leads are competent and less annoying
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as Henry Burke: The ruthless government agent leading the hunt for the aliens.