Entertaining, but Ultimately Falls Apart As It Progress

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2000)

Somewhat surprisingly, Armageddon ultimately falls apart when it finally gets into full swing with its premise. Perhaps the biggest flaw in this movie, is the quick editing technique throughout. The camera tends to cut to another character or shot before another person is even finished with a sentence. The editing creates the illusion that numerous situations are happening all at once. Because of this, the movie pretty can be confusing at times in spite of the fact that it can represent frantic situations fairly well. Not to mention that the quick editing technique grows somewhat tiresome after a while. On certain occasions Armageddon can fall into the area of repeating itself. Besides the style of editing, the camera will every once in a while, use slow-motion shots of people all across the world and even some action sequences (e.g. scenes that involve drilling at an asteroid) seem similar. Along with that, certain scenes in space and their outcome (although benefit from moving at a fast pace) can get predictable as they progress on certain occasions. Although the drama is somewhat sappy and manipulative, it's redeemed to a certain extent mainly by a moving musical score. But what really can't be redeemed in Armageddon is some ridiculously played out scenes. For example, there's a seemingly pointless scene on an asteroid which centers on the usage of a machine gun. In spite of the various flaws in that Armageddon contains, it still manages to hold your interest throughout.