Review – Race to Witch Mountain

Though I expect 21st century kids will prefer this version to the original, unfortunately that’s an apt demonstration of what’s wrong with the way the 21st century is raising kids. The script in this one is more sophisticated, and the special effects are a million times better. The alien kids’ adult helper is The Rock rather than the Green Acres guy. On the other hand, the story has been robbed of any sense of nuance. The kids know that they’re aliens from the start, so there’s no sense of mystery to the tale. And the simple charm of Disney in the 70s has been replaced by what in comparison seems to be a great deal of violence, maybe a bit much for a kids’ movie even by current standards. Overall the trade-offs aren’t worth it. See if desperate