True, I've seen worse. It has all the ingredients all the other quadrillion movies of this type have. Kids, growing pains (never understood what that element has to do in these stories), beloved father gone missing, a save-the-day animal, two flatter than flat bad guys, some sidekicks (friend, an old Indian, sigh) and a flimsy excuse for a story. If I am really honest, the only thing that I will remember about this one is Thora Birch's relatively large chest for a girl her age. Acting is all poor. Benedict was better in his worst A-team episode, Birch is or at least was no actress (sorry to say) when she made this. Her brother is ridiculously bad, and whatever made Charlton Heston accept a role in this vehicle, must be they had something on him to blackmail him with. Even the pictures of the Alaskan nature are nothing to write home about. Your kids may like it, for adults it just lacks too much in all areas.
Review of Alaska
