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It’s 2009 and the government becomes aware of physical changes that are occurring near the Earth’s crust. Sun movements have led to a heating of the Earth’s core that is having catastrophic consequence and has started the world down the irreversible path towards total destruction.
Author Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) stumbles upon the reality of the impending doom in 2012 and is in a race to find his family and get them to any safety that might exist. He must utilize everything he has at his disposal to find a way out of the impending disaster. Who will survive 2012?
I am a fan of a good disaster movie. I love to see things explode, the Earth crumble and people race for safety through the most ridiculous circumstances. I didn’t love "2012."
For the most part, this film gives you what you want. The generally likable couple racing against time with their kids, the impending doom that is moving faster than most can avoid, and lots and lots of destruction.
However, the plot – or lack thereof – makes no sense and is truly irrelevant to the destruction, as we are all about getting to the destruction (which is normally very OK as a tactic). I can only suspend belief so much. I defy anyone, other than the most precise stunt drivers, to be able to avoid this thing as John Cusack does, even if they were given an exact map of which way the destruction would head. There are so many “whew” moments for this crew that you just don’t believe anything that remains on the screen by the time the final credits roll.
And none of this even mentions the dialogue and the incredible 158 minute run time. Just suffice it to say that this world destruction takes quite awhile.
Sure if you want to see things blow up, "2012" is your movie. Heck, I could see myself checking it out again ... just to see things crumble. As a movie, as a total movie-going experience, "2012" is destruction waiting behind the doors to your favorite cinema.
You may need an extra couple buckets of popcorn, though, to distract you.
'2012'
C-
Columbia Pictures
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover
Rating: PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language
Run time: 158 minutes
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