The Journey Home allows
Canadian scenery to maximize itself on screen. But, despite the view, the film
is rather ho-hum due to its script and consistence in preaching
environmentalism and animal rights. It takes a very good writer to inform on
important issues by tugging at the heart rather than hitting over the head. An
audience may feel 'beat up' by the end of the film. Casting did exceptionally
well in teaming the talents of Dakota Goyo with Goran Visnjic. Good onscreen
charisma between the two actors helped this movie sustain itself.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Luke
(Dakota Goyo) finds a polar bear in the barn next to his house. Officials
arrive to take the bear, but afterwards Luke finds a baby polar bear hiding
further back in the barn. He takes it upon himself to reunite the cub with its
Mother in the wild. Luke teams up with Muktuk (Goran Visnjic) to make it happen
and the adventure begins.
Additional
Thanks
Thank
you to Directors Roger Spottiswoode and Brando Quilici for their efforts in
directing this film. Thank you to Executive Producers Ashtok Amritraj,
Jean-François Doray, Kevin Scott Frakes, Raj Brinder Singh, and Mark
Stone for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Luke’s Mom
(Bridget Moynahan), Jake Murdoch (Duane Murray), Albert Speck (Peter MacNeill),
Abbie (Kendra Leigh Timmins), Aunt Rita (Linda Kash), Simon (Brendan
Hennessey), Eta (Michelle Thrush), Nuvua (Imajyn Cardinal), Eugenia (Jacqueline
Loewen), Asian Doctor (Russell Yuen), and Texan hunter (Chris Sigurdson).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No. The film seems to drown itself in mediocrity from the outset.
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