Listings for Friday, October 10, through Thursday, October 16, 2008

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Capsule by J.R. Jones

From the Chicago Reader

The recent 3-D revival has been marked by a tasteful restraint, but this update of the Jules Verne adventure is positively gleeful in its gimmickry--in one early scene the camera shoots upward from the bathroom sink as Brendan Fraser spits out his mouthwash. A geologist in need of a big discovery, Fraser stumbles across marginalia in his late brother's dog-eared copy of Journey indicating that Verne's subterranean wonderland may have been real, and with his smart-aleck nephew in tow, he journeys to Iceland to find the entryway. Eric Brevig, making his feature directing debut after a long career as a visual effects supervisor, lurches from one CG set piece to the next, though he's helped along by Fraser's easy comic touch. PG, 92 min.

This movie is currently playing at: Logan

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