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Rating: 6/10 (14 November 2009)

2012 is a great special effects film. If you enjoy good earthquake, volcano, tidal wave, and explosion scenes than this is the movie for you. If you are looking for story this is not the movie for you because it is a combination of every single cliché ever done in every single disaster movie in the past: the estranged family as the lead, the government officials that do dastardly things, the last second rescues, the last second or humanity will die rescue, and the star doing a "suicide" rescue at the end. The movie could have been better had the writers not included the government as the evil being (like always). The part that the governments all over the world sold seats to the super rich and hid everything from everyone got a bit over-dramatic and useless for this film. The part where the governments killed anyone who would leak information about what was happening was not needed and it had absolutely nothing to do with the story. Suspend reality also---to believe that John Cusack drove to an airport---went to Yellow Stone---flew to China---walked to the exact spot the government projects were in China---all in the "small" time frame before the world changed is very laughable. For the effects I would recommend the movie---and for that reason it is enjoyable. For the story---just ignore it and watch some nice effects.