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Rating: 7/10 (11 December 2009)

I have to admit that my expectations were not very high when I walked in the movie theater to watch 2012, CGI is an annoying thing and the plot seemed rather opportunist. What a grateful surprise! The movie managed to stay away from a dull routine almost the entire time, those 'touching' moments came in the right moment and in a nice variety, I mean, almost everyone would find something in common with the characters, whether they're fighting for their sons, parents, themselves or even their dogs. Obviously there where some overdone parts, the "I don't like my dad" thing was used way too much already, we all know what it leads to. The runaways are quite entertaining, although predicable after some time.
The acting was not, as said by some people, over the top, but the plot might have been a little, the cast just followed it, quite well by the way. And it is a good cast, Cusack is probably at the top of his career and Woody Harrelson was, in my opinion, the best actor in the entire movie, incorporated the character in a really intense way.
Overall, it's surely not one of the greatest movies of our time, it's not some masterpiece, but surely a good movie, well worth your time, very entertaining, makes you really think about life and the way the world is run, got good actors, good director, some very funny lines and a nice story. It was done before, but not quite like that.