2012=Over the top Hollywood

Rating: 5/10 (27 November 2009)

You asked for it, an expensive over the top far fetched special effects Hollywood style movie. The effects are very good but too many scenes where there are narrow escapes are truly comical and far fetched. At times I thought I was watching a super expensive cartoon. To be honest, there are very few characters in 2012 that you really care about. The rich Russian guy named Yuri reminded me of Jabba the Hutt. At least he talked like Jabba. No tears were shed when he died in the movie. 2012 was 2 and a half hours too long. It could have been trimmed down to 2. John Cusack was good as a writer and divorced father but he was able to escape one too many destructive paths. It was like watching Rambo or John McClaine from Die Hard. Well, I guess you can't expect too much from the director who made Independence Day because he did make 2012 as well. And honestly, aside from the effects, I didn't much like Independence either. And if you think that John Cusack dies at the end after the umpteenth narrow escape, guess again. He'll probably be in the over the top sequel 2013.