Disater Movie or just a Disaster?

Rating: 4/10 (28 April 2010)

2012, was advertised as if it was the epic of all disaster films ever to hit our screens, but in reality it was like all the rest. (Except for the major Hollywood budget.) One of the only highlights about this film are the state of the art special effects that are used. Apart from that the narrative was slow, and the characters predictable. As always with this genre of film, there are several underlying romances, which take away from the main storyline, and drag the film into depths of corniness, which no self-respecting film fan would ever enjoy. This in turn just makes the film even more unrealistic. Not to mention the amount of near death misses the main characters have - if it was the end of the world do you really think John Cusack would survive?
I only wish that if they want to a do a disaster film of this extent, the storyline should be able to withstand on its own, and not be secondary to the effects in hand. Perhaps next time, i will watch the film on mute, because 2012 is visually appealing. In actual fact, all you need to do is watch the trailer, and you'll see all the best bits.