Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
The fun remains marooned.
Massively throwaway, but funnier and more likable than the first entry. Mainly that’s due to an A-list pairing that’s as inspired as it is demented.
What follows is an exuberant race-against-time adventure in an exotic world of outsize bugs and reptiles, gamely performed by a likable cast, especially Johnson and Caine who spar amusingly.
The film really jumps the shark.
Thoroughly daft and entertaining.
The Rock wobbles his pecs, sings, even projects a modicum of charm – but it's still a hard place to be.
For a film that admires Verne's enduring literary prowess and imagination so much, this feels particularly hard to forgive.
Mechanical family film.
The tiny elephants are delightful, unlike the dreary plot; it’s probably best recommended to those who need to see Michael Caine mounting a giant bee.
The 3D CG creepy crawlies are positively Brandoesque next to the cardboard human characters.
The adults – Caine, Johnson, Luis Guzmán – laugh and smile inanely; Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens (as a teenage Polynesian beauty) scowl.
Enjoyable enough as eye-poking spectacle.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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