Underwhelming

Rating: 5/10 (14 November 2009)

I knew this was going to be a special effects-laden popcorn flick so I suspended my disbelief at the door. The effects did not disappoint. They were the highlight. I left wishing they had shown more destruction. John Cusack was reliable as usual and Amanda Peet was satisfactory. Oliver Platt was plagued by poor, predictable dialog; I waited the whole movie for Chiwetel Ejiofor's geologist to punch the guy. 2012 is worth watching for the special effects alone but I definitely could have waited for the DVD. I had hoped for a more thought-provoking plot. The pieces were certainly in place. Good ideas, poor execution.