Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

1hr 34mins

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Hudgens, Michael Caine, Kristin Davis, Luis Guzman

Directed by: Brad Peyton

The plot: Sean Anderson hopes to break a coded distress signal emanating from the South Pacific. His stepfather, Navy vet Hank, breaks the cipher, which confirms the existence of the mysterious island from Jules Verne's 1874 book. Seeing the boy energised, Hank accompanied the lad to New Guinea where they charter a helicopter belonging to wise-cracking pilot Gabato and his sassy daughter, Kailani. The motley crew flies into the eye of a hurricane and is spewed onto the shores of a magical realm.

Orange movie-goers' reactions

" I saw it in 3D. It was so real it transported you to the island with them. I like how the found the nautaliat" — not telling, 12

" I loved it and will take lots of things away from it. Watch out for the "thunder cookie" and "pop the pecks" haha fab fun and colourful. " — lisa, 32, home

" I went to watch this to day with my kids it wasnt my cup of tea slow in some parts and didnt keep my attension but the kids thougt it was good." — Ghaz, 32, B.ham

" I was planning on this being a rental and drink with some mates. The Rock' was making some good strides as an actor, showing some decent acting" — Naoto

" I wet myself watching it!!!?!!" — Kira, 5

" Amazing, and incase you didn't notice, 30 Seconds To Mars songs are in it - I'm happy :)" — Hope

" Throw away but highly entertaining, with excellent 3d effects and hugely likeable performances from Caine and Johnson." — Nick, 31, Norwich

" Omg!!!! Cant wait looks amazin and it has dwayne jhonson in it oh yeah lol!!!hes well fit luv him xxxxx" — Elektra, 17, Dorchester

" Looks good Meg xxx" — meg

" thats my sort of film scary and funnier than any film i have ever seen" — cameron, 13, coventry

" From what i have seen of it it looks like my cup of tea it looks scary and that has my name all over it " — Hanny, 11

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Empire

"Massively throwaway, but funnier and more likable than the first entry. Mainly that's due to an A-list pairing that's as inspired as it is demented."

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Daily Express

"An exuberant race-against-time adventure in an exotic world of outsize bugs and reptiles, gamely performed by a likable cast, especially Johnson and Caine who spar amusingly."

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Sky Movies

"Ultimately, it's a good-old fashioned action romp - there's no mystery about it."

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