I expected to be entertained, I wasn't

Rating: 3/10 (12 November 2009)

I went to see this film yesterday in my local theater in Belgium. After 10000 B.C. I didn't expect much, just to be entertained, sorry Emmerich but you failed.
This movie just has one cliché after another, which is not necessarily bad if it's fun. But it was boring, the suspense-scenes were to chaotic and hectic to enjoy it. Luckily the CGI was good so it didn't look ugly.
The main problem was, you don't get connected with the characters, so you don't care what happens to them. Hence, you just sit and watch, but you're never on the tip of your seat in suspense.
Luckily, the actors try to make as much of their characters as possible. Chiwetel Eijofor stands out by far, the only scene that you're emotionally involved is with him halfway the film.
I believe, if they held Emmerich back just a little bit it would have been much more suspenseful. 2012 also should have been 20 minutes shorter, it just keeps going along.
But sometimes it's entertaining, drink a couple of beers before you watch it and you'll possibly be entertained. Overall, I give this film 3/10