It was honestly not that bad

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2010)

I am serious. I am usually pretty harsh when it comes to critiquing movies, but this definitely didn't deserve all the horrible reviews I read. I think it might have been one of those cases where one person pointed out a flaw, then everyone saw it and only judged it based on that. These flaws were the characters' never-ending "clutch" escapes from their doom. Constant death-defying moments. I mean, how many times can you escape the Cataclysm? I guess more than 5 times, according to this movie. One particular example was when the family got in the car right when the earthquake happened to be at their doorstep, literally. The ground was collapsing just a few feet behind them as they "out-drove" the apocalypse. Okay now that I am done bashing movie, I would like to say some good things about it. John Cusack, once again, never fails to bring a calm, cool hero to the screen. Well there were a couple times he shouted and cussed, but who wouldn't if the world was ending? There were a few corny dialogues shared in the movie, but definitely not enough to lessen the score. The CGI was great and entertaining. Most might say the movie was far too long, but I think that is because movies have become far too short. I was satisfied with this movie. I think it is a great family movie, aside from the inappropriate cussing, but it was seldom. Definitely worth a rent. Though a scary subject, the apocalypse is always something interesting to see how others would portray it. Don't let these other reviews hinder you from watching this movie! I just wonder if the leaders of the world really would abandon their people to save themselves...