Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) Critic Reviews

If this movie is not a ride, then what is it? One thing it may not be, quite, is a movie.Read the full review

Terrific family entertainment, an action comedy on a par with "Night at the Museum" and "National Treasure."Read the full review

Not so much a movie as an amusement park ride.Read the full review

With 3-D, a little goes a long way and, in the absence of a legitimate script with credible characters, the fun dries up long before the running time has expired.Read the full review

Ultimately, Journey to the Center of the Earth's minor-league visual pleasures will be most enjoyed by those with the smallest number of celluloid reference points, preferably those who have started going to the movies after "Jurassic Park" or, better yet, the Harry Potter films.Read the full review

Surprising as it may be, given an unpromising trailer, the 3D update of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth turns out to be perfectly charming as well as predictably eye-popping.Read the full review

A more unavoidable obstacle here is that there's not much in the way of plot -- the story is in the tour through the labyrinthian intimacies of inner Earth. As such, it's an f/x wizard's dream, and Brevig makes the most of it.Read the full review

This first feature by veteran visual effects supervisor Eric Brevig has its transporting, if benign, charms.Read the full review

A legit action movie.Read the full review