Easy entertainment

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 1999)

With an all star cast including Ben Affleck(Good Will Hunting) Liv Tyler(Empire Records), Steve Buscemi(Pulp Fiction) Michael Clarke Duncan(The Green Mile), Will Patton(The Postman), Billy Bob Thornton(U Turn),Owen Wilson(Anaconda) and Bruce Willis(The Jackal), it was destined to be a huge success. And in my eyes, it was. The acting was fine;Liv Tyler and Steve Buscemi were excellent, and the story was brilliant. Whilst Deep Impact relied too much on special effects, Armageddon did not. Patton's relationship with his son and ex wife is deeply saddening. Affleck and Tyler were believable, even with Willis breathing down their necks constantly. Buscemi added the humour side as always,"This is so much fun,it's freaky," He says with a huge, cheesy grin on his face. Bruce Willis is often getting 'stick' from critics-His temporary separation from wife, Demi Moore has caused more fuss then needed. Willis' last two films(Armageddon,The Jackal) have been crushed by critics. Are we forgetting that this is the man than brought us Pulp Fiction and The Die Hard series? And to top off Willis' problems, his restaurant in Los Angeles has became subject to bomb scares. Armageddon is a fun film with much entertainment, which is really all I look for in a movie. Rating=4/5