Good intentions, but no substance

Rating: Null/10 (16 January 2001)

I really wanted to like this movie, but there are simply too many holes in the plot for me to even 'suspend my disbelief'. Even if it had only half of the blunders, it would still be an exercise in DUH! Even guys like Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Clarke Duncan, and personal fave Steve Buscemi can't make up for the paper-plot and the diabetes-inducing saccharin dished out by Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. It doesn't help that Tyler is horrible to begin with.
Granted, the film has some great special effects, and it's rarely boring (especially if you try to spot all the mistakes and impossibilities). It's just not a movie you watch more than once. When you hear someone talk about all that 'mindless fluff and garbage' that Hollywood churns out, there's a good chance they're thinking of Armageddon.