I wanted to love it, being a fan of Owen Wilson, but he has a limited screen presence here. The kids are not the best of actors, and one is not likable. Some scenes demoted this movie from average to mediocre, unfortunately. But there are good parts, and it is fairly enjoyable, especially if you watch it with kids. But seriously, why should there always be a love interest in kids' movies!! I mean 14-year-olds should not be wasting 50% of their time thinking finding love at that age is critical to their survival in their culture. It sickens me such cliches and it adds nothing to the story or movie as a whole. I miss the old kids "coming of age" movies; they had more substance, even the Sci-Fi ones. Nevertheless, I recommend this one for tweens for a family night out.

If your a "kid" at heart, you will enjoy this film. If your a bored adult who has no life and hates kids, then by all means go find another movie and don't watch this and then leave a mean review, it's a KID's movie, so put yourself in kid mode and have a great time. If you were these kids you'd love doing what they do and you know you would have. So have fun with the whole family, no woke junk, minimal violence and lots of action and great cgi.