Share

  • mail this page to a friend
  • 0
Subscribe to Manny the Movie Guy 9

Movie Reviews – “The Vow” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”

Independent Films, Movie Reviews

Movie Reviews – “The Vow” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”

Opening Friday, February 10th, are “The Vow” for romantic drama lovers and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” for action fantasy fans. In “The Vow,” Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum star in this true-life story of a couple whose vows are tested when the wife, Paige (McAdams), wakes up from a coma and does not remember her husband. It’s now up to Leo (Tatum) to make her love him all over again. Awwww…

In “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” Josh Hutcherson returns as Sean, a young man with adventure in his blood. He teams up with his new stepfather played by Dwayne Johnson to visit a mythical island. Vanessa Hudgens and Michael Caine co-star in this sequel to “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

So which one is my pick of the week? Take a look!


Transcripts / Production notes / Scripts

“The Vow”

Synopsis

Paige and Leo are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents, and an ex-fiance she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.
Paige and Leo are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents, and an ex-fiance …


In Theaters • February 10, 2012
MPAA Rating PG-13 (for an accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language)
Genres Romance, Drama
Run Time 1 hour 44 minutes

“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”

Synopsis

Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.

Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather, Hank, joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter, they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop …


In Theaters • February 10, 2012
MPAA Rating PG (for for some adventure action, and brief mild language)
Genres Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sequel
Distributors Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Run Time 1 hour 34 minutes

Details

Language: English

Year of Production: 2012

Length: 2:40

Country: United States