Passable Special Effects, Wasted Actors, Done to Death Story, Almost Three Hours Long, Verdict: Terrible

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2010)

Normally, I would say movies like '2012' are unintentional comedies because they're so bad that it's funny. '2012' has all the clichés: You've got the hero and his family who will survive no matter what. A majority of the survivors are Americans. Hero's kid also contributes to saving 'humanity'. You've got Russian who speak in such a terrible accent that one barely understands what's being said. You've got the American president who is so good at heart that he stays back to die with his people. You've got a madman who knows where it's safe. Blah blah blah. Now the thing is such movies have already been made so many times before that this isn't even the least bit amusing for the most part. The special effects are mostly good but in some parts they are downright terrible. The enviable cast that includes John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt and Thandie Newton are entirely wasted. You don't see actors act here. You see them either running, screaming or gasping. Thanks to the terrible writing (yes, even the dialogues are atrocious) none of the actors are given scope to perform. My parents tend to enjoy such movies, mostly because of the amusement and special effects, so for me watching it with them would be spending quality time. I certainly didn't expect it to be any good but I thought at least there would be something to look forward to where acting is concerned. Little did I know that '2012' is additionally almost three hours long.