Big Budget Stinky Cheese

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2000)

Cheesy, cheesy, cheesy. All the elements of a bad movie. Too many stars, too many effects, too many speeches. Just the prototypical big budget flick made nowadays. The crux of the film is that the earth must be saved from an asteroid heading straight for us and Bruce Willis and his team of wily drillers are the best answer. The crew go through the usual battery of wacky highjinks. But when it comes time to save the earth these guys are cool customers. It's drivel. There are numerous close calls and near deaths, as well as the requisite "good buddy" who dies for the cause and following tearful scene. The effects are impressive and I think all the script money went to the effects department, because the script is no where to be found. In place of dialogue are many speeches, witty comebacks and all the usual spats of dialogue that absolutely nobody uses in their daily life. The cast is a nice bunch of sterotypes that seem to fit every niche of society. It was a mind numbing movie and I feel stupider having seen it.