Race to Witch Mountain

Race to Witch Mountain (a remake of 1975's Escape to Witch Mountain) should have been called "the marathon chase scene," which is fine if there is a little more to the movie plot (more than the chase scene). Unfortunately, the plot was a little thin in this movie. Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock") plays a cab driver named Jack Bruno, selected by two kids (who are actually aliens) to help them find their captured ship and return home to their far away, never-heard-of before-planet. In the meantime, they are chased by an alien (a bad one), U.S. Government agents, and two mob-type men who worked with Jack Bruno in his former crooked life. During the race/chasing, there was lots (and lots) of gunfire and all sorts of weaponry attacks. My 9-year-old son liked this, but I really did not (disclaimer, I do not like violence of any type in movies). He also said the special effects were "awesome" and the movie was "very suspenseful." I thought the special effects were average and there was very little suspense (it was a very predictable action movie). He recommends this movie to kids ages 7+. I recommend it for kids ages 9 or 10+. Overall, he liked the movie, and I did not. I kept hoping the race would end and the kids would happily get back to their planet so I could get home and get happily to bed!