Better than its box office implies.

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 1998)

I think this movie was underrated because of the earlier release of Deep Impact. This one had a superior focus on character, excellent pacing, crisp script and, of course, first-rate special FX. Yes, it has its weaknesses, but--considering the genre--they're excusable. This is the first movie in which I've really liked Bruce Willis. His performance was perfectly understated. He, like Harrison Ford, always does well with the "normal guy thrust into abnormal situation," and in Armageddon he does it without the over-the-top, cartoonish elements such as we've seen in the "Die Hard" films.