Brad Peyton is fast becoming the go-to guy for throwaway sequels to moderate franchises. Journey 2, the sequel to Journey To The Center of The Earth, is as throwaway as they come. Utterly devoid of feeling, and room-to-room full of spectacle and cheesy one-liners, this is the very essence of 3D films.
It's gimmicky all get out, and the plot is simplicity itself, and yet the considerable charms of Michael Caine and Dwayne Johnson keep the silliness going for quite a while.
Not to say there is nothing to balk at here. Verne fans will probably take the scene where D....