Total no-brain(er)

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2009)

I give this movie 8 out of 10 but only because of the special effects, which were brilliant. Unfortunately, the movie is a real dud and you really don't have to 'think' to view it. Pure mindless drivel and if it was not for the special effects, I would recommend waiting for it to come out on Netflix. What a great storyline but frankly they blew it. Such preposterous scenes that it was quite laughable. I don't think the makers intended this to be a humorous film but it was laughingly bad. Okay, I know 'disaster' movies don't require a huge level of intelligence to view them, but at least lets have a film with some believable moments. The concept is one we have all heard about (the world is going to end in 2012) and the makers executed this theme quite well in the concept of their 'outcome' but something went wrong along the way. If they had just run with their 'ending' premise and made it more a thriller than a 'disaster' movie, I think it would have worked much better. I went to see it because I knew the special effects would be brilliant and I was not disappointed on that level. However, I did not expect much in the way of 'filling' and I was not disappointed either. Shame, it could have been a contender for a great nail biting thriller. The script smacked of laziness; a bunch of people putting their heads together to come up with some special effects to enhance an event that might or might not come true. If the world does end in 2012, it will be a shame that this movie is one of the few (that I know of anyway) that pays homage to such a catastrophic event. I mean, there's bound to be someone who will survive who can view this moronic offering of 21st century film making.