What's wrong with people?

Rating: 7/10 (25 February 2008)

When I look at the comments for this movie, I see a few things in common among all the "critics" here. Every person who rates this badly seems to take this movie way too seriously. I noticed America is the only country to do anything in this movie, but the story would have fallen apart if there were 20 other countries going for it as well. It's not being "racist". Also, the main characters aren't supposed to be "astronauts", this isn't Apollo XIII or whatever, oil drillers going on an asteroid to blow it up, come on, its different. We don't want another boring space movie. The main parts I'll agree with people in bringing this movie's rating down were the drama, and Ben Affleck. The drama in this movie was very misplaced. It was very long, drawn out, and plain boring. I felt no emotion watching it whatsoever, and I wasn't supposed to as this wasn't supposed to be a drama movie in the first place. Then there's Ben Affleck, the king of the drama. WHy was he in this movie? In fact, why is he in any movie? He ruins every movie he's in. He likes to steal the spotlight and even when he has it he doesn't keep my attention. I wanted him to die so badly here...oh well, one can dream right?