2012 Movie #27 - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) Journey 2 is vastly superior to the first film, but unfortunately that’s not saying much. Clearly the go-to method for breathing life into a tired franchise is casting The Rock, and I can’t argue with the results. He revitalized the Fast and Furious franchise with Fast Five, he’s done it here with Journey 2, and I suspect he’ll do the same with GI Joe: Retaliation. The film suffers from a bad case of stuff-happening syndrome, never really engaging the audience with the story or characters. The highlights are when the plot takes a break, and we’re left with The Rock and Luis Guzmán bringing their fun charisma to the screen. What I’ll take away: the lovable confidence of The Rock and lovable worry of Luis Guzmán make them ideal casting for a buddy comedy. I would love to see a buddy-cop movie with The Rock and Luis Guzmán. High-res

2012 Movie #27 - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Journey 2 is vastly superior to the first film, but unfortunately that’s not saying much. Clearly the go-to method for breathing life into a tired franchise is casting The Rock, and I can’t argue with the results. He revitalized the Fast and Furious franchise with Fast Five, he’s done it here with Journey 2, and I suspect he’ll do the same with GI Joe: Retaliation.

The film suffers from a bad case of stuff-happening syndrome, never really engaging the audience with the story or characters. The highlights are when the plot takes a break, and we’re left with The Rock and Luis Guzmán bringing their fun charisma to the screen.

What I’ll take away: the lovable confidence of The Rock and lovable worry of Luis Guzmán make them ideal casting for a buddy comedy. I would love to see a buddy-cop movie with The Rock and Luis Guzmán.