Big Dumb Fun At It's Finest!, It Starts Off A Little Slowly, But Really Picks Up In The 2nd Half, With Incredible Effects And Lots Of Exciting Action!

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2005)

This is big dumb at it's finest!, it starts off a little slowly, but really picks up in the 2nd half, with incredible effects and lots of exciting action!. Most of the characters are awesome, and the story while dumb is very cool and exciting!, plus Bruce Willis is simply amazing in this!. The opening has an hilarious bit with Eddie Griffin and i thought it had some cool emotional moments as well, however if only Ben Affleck wasn't casted!. The finale is excellent and very emotional, and i thought Liv Tyler was great in her role, however she didn't have much chemistry with Affleck. The ending is cool and Steve Buscemi cracked me up throughout the film!, plus i thought Willi's acting was fantastic!. The character development is actually really good, and some of the action scenes blew me away, however i must admit i was bored at the start, but that's OK, because it soon becomes an action packed thrill ride!.It's pretty well written and made and i thought Willis and Affleck had a great emotional moment together as well(even though Affleck over did it badly), plus one of the funniest moments in the film for me is when Willis starts shooting at A.J (Affleck). This is big dumb at it's finest, it starts of a little slowly, but really picks up in the 2nd half, with incredible effects and lots of exciting action, and i say it's a must see!. The Direction is great!. Michael Bay does a great! job here, with wonderful camera work, awesome angles, stunning visuals, adding some cool atmosphere, using great set pieces, great zoom in's and zoom in's and lots of other cool shots as well, plus he kept the film at a very fast pace for the most part. The Acting is excellent for the most part!. Bruce Willis is amazing as always, and is amazing here,he is extremely likable, hilarious a major bad ass, is fantastic in the acting department, played one of his coolest characters, did wonderful in his emotional scenes, was intense, and i don't know how how he put up with Affleck but he did!, he was amazing! (Willis Rules!!!!!!!).Ben Affleck stunk up the screen just like i expected him too, his character is extremely grating and unlikable, he had barely any chemistry with Liv Tyler, his animal cracker demonstration was laughably pathetic, and he almost had me fooled at the end with his scene with Willis at the end i almost felt sorry for him, but he over did it big time with his crying, he was awful!.Liv Tyler is stunningly beautiful, and did excellent in my opinion with what she had to do, i liked her a lot, however her chemistry with Affleck was off. Billy Bob Thornton is very effective in his role as the NASA administrator, and was quite likable. Steve Buscemi is absolutely hilarious, and cracked me up throughout the film, i loved him!. William Fichtner is a very solid actor and here is no different he had a rather unlikable character at 1st but i soon liked him. Will Patton is great here he had a cool character i liked him lots. Owen Wilson is fantastic as always, and is very funny here, i just wished he had more screen time! (Wilson Rules!!). Michael Clarke Duncan is good with what he had to do i liked him. Peter Stormare annoyed me with his accent and his Russian character, i wished he didn't stay alive. Ken Hudson Campbell(Max Lennert ),Jessica Steen(Jennifer Watts, Shuttle Freedom Co-Pilot),Keith David(Lt. General Kimsey), Chris Ellis(Walter Clark),Eddie Griffin,Udo Kier,Lawrence Tierney all do what they have to do very well. Rest of the cast are fine. Overall a must see!. **** out of 5