So 2012 was the year it all ended!

Rating: 8/10 (26 August 2017)

I've heard a lot of bad things about the film 2012, but I have to disagree because for me it was a smashing film, exciting, edge of your seat stuff!
The CGI and special effects were top class, the crew made full use of what was available..., okay it may have been a little CGI heavy, but in a film like this with the world as we know it coming to an end, the film benefited from having so much in the way of visual spectacle.
The acting, granted, was a little rusty and you could expect better from the talent involved; the little girl Lilly, played by a very young Morgan Lily was probably the worst of the bunch, the girl can't act and was constantly getting on my nerves, coming across as a spoiled brat.
There were probably better actors to take on the lead role of Jackson Curtis rather than John Cusack, but he did his best and gave what I believe to be the finest performance of the whole film. On another note, what's with the name Jackson Curtis, sounds more like a rapper!
Overall the film felt rushed, but that isn't exactly a bad thing, when the world is coming to an end and everyone's dying except for the privileged few, every last thing in that world is going to be rushed, everyone is going to be at panic stations not knowing what to do for the best; so the quick pace of the film and the action added to the tension and realism.
I put 2012 up there alongside Independence Day as my favourite disaster films, it really is fun to watch, so ignore all the pessimistic reviews slating the film for one reason or another, and just sit down and enjoy 2012 for what it is.