A popcorn movie deluxe

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2015)

Michael Bay was one of those director I think is criticized too much and deserves more credit for his movies, especially this one. Bruce Willis plays Harry Stamper, a veteran astronaut who is informed by NASA of a Texas-sized asteroid heading towards Earth. In determination of saving mankind, Stamper gathers a group of blue-collar workers to drill a hole through the asteroid and set a nuclear bomb inside to blow up the asteroid before it crashes into Earth. This film features a stellar cast of actors including Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Owen Wilson, Billy Bob Thornton, Willaim Fichtner, Will Patton, Keith David, Peter Stormare, and Liv Tyler. This is one of Michael Bay's most enjoyable films. The plot is compelling and well written, the action scenes are great, and unlike most of Bay's films, this one has heart and emotional resonance. Critics were definitely wrong about this movie.
I enjoyed the amazing cast this film features. Bruce Willis does okay as Harry Stamper, the main character, even though his casting is a bit off at various points. Liv Tyler does a great job as Grace, Harry Stamper's daughter who is in a relationship with blue-collar worker A.J Frost (played by Ben Affleck), despite her father's disapproval. The rest of the cast was really funny, cracking hilarious one-liners here and there, especially Steve Buscemi. Some people expressed negativity to this, mostly since the film revolves around the impending destruction of Earth and is supposed to be serious. However, it wasn't bother by the humor, I thought it fit well. Aside from the cast, the action scenes taking place in space were fun to watch. These scenes includes typical eye-popping explosions that Michael Bay is known for, along with great special effects. While there is all the action, humor, and fun that many would enjoy, there is also some emotional scenes towards the climax at left me choked up.
Armageddon does have it's flaws.Aside from the occasionally clumsy acting, there is one scene I found a little obnoxious, which is a scene involving Ben Affleck's character singing a corny little love song to Liv Tyler's character. Overall, this movie is very enjoyable. Don't listen to what critics say, I found this film to be entertaining and fun to sit through.