Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

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Sean Anderson partners with his mom’s husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island. (IMDb)
Better than its awful predecessor (despite a more annoying Sean–now an arrogant and angsty teen), thanks mostly to superior visuals (the slow-motion was a nice touch; see the helicopter crash), but also a script that actually builds some suspense (see the devastating cliff collapse) and hints at decent character work (see Alexander’s brief moment at the campfire) amidst its still rushed adventure plot (they get to the island very quickly) with poor dialogue and failed attempts at humour.
5/10 (Poor)

2 Comments

  1. Wow, you’ve noted so many improvements over the previous and it still only gets a 5. Not that I think it deserves more, I’m just wonder HOW bad this other one is!

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