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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsYou don't believe a second of it, but it's easy to enjoy, partly because of the casting of all three leads.
- 70VarietyVarietyA more unavoidable obstacle here is that there's not much in the way of plot -- the story is in the tour through the labyrinthian intimacies of inner Earth. As such, it's an f/x wizard's dream, and Brevig makes the most of it.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanJourney is just the new version of a 1950s comin'-at-ya roller coaster, with a tape measure, trilobite antennae, and giant snapping piranha thrust at the audience.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanSo the science in this film of Jules Verne's science fiction classic is ludicrous. Well, how's the fiction? Not terrible.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversI don't know if 3-D could improve all movies (nothing could make "The Love Guru" funny) but it sure works here.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyCheesy, cheesy, cheesy but fun, fun, fun.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinIt would be barely passable under normal circumstances, but in 3-D it's a circus of excellent FX.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWith 3-D, a little goes a long way and, in the absence of a legitimate script with credible characters, the fun dries up long before the running time has expired.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenProvides tepid but fun entertainment.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceIf the 3D here is better than average, SLIGHTLY, the rest of the movie brings it way, way down--not quite to the center of the earth, but at least a good six feet under.