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FUN
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how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
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how much it moved you
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Read from 43 comments (41 from Metacritic, 2 from TMDB reviews) — 6 of them described how it moves.
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“manages to capture the attention from beginning to end without great climaxes but without decreasing in intensity”
BM7 · Metacritic ↗
“The start was actually great”
MonkiReviews · Metacritic ↗
“and the ending was great”
MonkiReviews · Metacritic ↗
“somewhat derailed the first”
CineAutoctono · Metacritic ↗
“maybe even boring for some kids”
homer4president · Metacritic ↗
“a dangerous trek through the most horrifying part of the island is summed up in a montage that features no giant creatures or any survivalistic actions. Simply put, the segment plays out like a Sunday stroll.”
gemini0577 · Metacritic ↗
Read 26 Aug 2026 · confidence 50% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.
“The movie flies by pleasantly, and is then instantly forgettable. Perhaps Jules Verne can explain the science of that.”
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly · 75
“This is transcendently goofy. It isn't a "good" movie in the usual sense (or most senses), but it is jolly and good-natured, and Michael Caine and Dwayne Johnson are among the most likable of actors.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 63
“Yes, The Mysterious Island is everything a 12-year-old boy could want – endless adventure involving a reckless adolescent hero, with a pretty girl in a clinging T-shirt around to watch him struggle.”
Stephen Cole, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 63
“It's a thoroughly family-friendly film, with a subtle message about the importance of father figures. Don't expect anything resembling believability, but enjoy the blend of strikingly colorful visuals and banter between odd couple Johnson and Caine, which combine for a mild escapist treat.”
Claudia Puig, USA Today · 63
“The second installment in a likable family franchise, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island makes a nice case to your kids that reading books is a good idea.”
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald · 63
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 26 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it plays better than it reviews — critics 43, the watch 58
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“manages to capture the attention from beginning to end without great climaxes but without decreasing in intensity”
BM7about 0–100% inread it ↗
“The start was actually great”
MonkiReviewsabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“and the ending was great”
MonkiReviewsabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“somewhat derailed the first”
CineAutoctonoabout 0–33% inread it ↗
“Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. Great casting choices, great subject matter, and plenty of production value. When it comes down to it, I'm sure this is the movie that settled Dwayne Johnson as the guy for Jumanji. Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens are really cute together and play off of each other really well. Michael Caine and Luis Guzmán both act really well with their character kids as well as Dwayne. The biggest actual problem I have with this is the ”
Kamurairead it ↗
“<em>'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'</em> improves upon <em>'Journey to the Center of the Earth'</em>. This is good fun. It's a shame that Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem were unable to reprise their respective roles, though the additions of Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Luis Guzmán and Vanessa Hudgens are all positives. Johnson has a few silly moments (berry pecs + "What a Wonderful World"), but all in all is fairly solid. The special effects, though still not as great as they should pr”
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