Pure overproduced hokum.

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2002)

Jerry Bruckheimer's more recently produced product is akin to a Britney Spears' package: overproduced, overhyped, overrated; everything with the over- suffix can be attached to it. There's no logic, no real story, no twists or turns, with the only reason for it's creation is to give those people who go to the movies for the special effects and not cinema lovers like me who want some substance.
We all know about the plot of Armageddon, so I want to tell you why this movie was almost unwatchable for me.
First, the MTV-style editing. No scene lasts more than 4 seconds. It's BOOM BOOM BOOM for 2+ hours. No long camera shots, just quick edits. Why? It's a space-thriller, let's see a few long shots of the Earth!
Second, Bruce Willis apes Dolly Read (Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls), as the native of New Jersey ALLEGEDLY plays a southerner. And like Dolly, his accent comes and goes. I guess Bruce's big ego let him get away with it. Liv Tyler's accent is awful. Everyone else (Ben Affleck, Billy Bob, Steve Buscemi) are given the usual forced dialog that comes in most PG or PG-13 movies, done in monotone. Yuck.
Just like a Britney video, everything is overdone and maximum money is placed on everything, making it so cheesy. I guess the only good thing about the film is that I managed to watch it from start to finish; probably because it must have been a slow day. There's better disaster movies than this. Avoid at all costs.