I was actually very surprised to see Brendan Fraser in this movie, just when a bigger Brendan Fraser movie is about to be shown later this month, "The Mummy 3". Brendan had been off the screen radar for quite some time after "Crash", and suddenly he comes back with two summer blockbuster movies in a row!
In "Journey," we again see the Brendan Fraser his fans all have grown to love, as the goofy action-adventure hero. This in fact could have been another installment of the Mummy series! In this adventure, he also has a pretty yet gutsy lady companion, and a young boy in tow, much like "Mummy 2."
Brendan plays Trevor Anderson, an earth scientist who felt he needed to go investigate an unusual volcanic activity in Iceland in order to locate his brother Max. It just so happened that Max's son 13 year-old Sean (Josh Hutcherson) is under his care for ten days. Max had been long lost in an expedition in search for the fabled center of the earth (as described in his favorite Jules Verne book) when Sean was only three years old,
In Iceland, they were able to hook up with Hannah (Anita Briem) who was the daughter of another scientist who also believes that the writings of Jules Verne are based on fact, just like Max. When Trevor, Sean and Hannah get trapped by a rock slide inside an old mine shaft that is when the fun and adventure beyond their (and our) wildest dreams begin!
I watched this in a regular theater, but you can clearly see that this was meant for 3D. The roller coaster-like mine car ride had of course been done so many times before, but it was very exciting just the same. I was also thrilled by the "rocks in a magnetic field" scene, the flying prehistoric fish scene, as with the T-Rex chase scene, especially when I imagine them in 3D. All throughout the adventure, we were also laughing at Brendan's funny lines and physical comedy done to break the tension of the scary scenes.
Ok, overall I enjoyed it. Check your logic at the theater door and just go along the exhilarating journey with Brendan Fraser and company. It is shallow and maybe even corny, but we both enjoyed this adventure very much. The hint of a sequel at the end is very welcome.
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