Sunday, April 18, 2010

Movie Review... 2012 Second time around.


Geology. Neutrinos. Panic. The world as we know it is about to come to an end. But, there's an ingenious way out. Just call John Cusack, and let science go to work. Keep your eye on some key people with key stories. Now, how about believability?

This is my second shot at watching this thrilling fantasy. Now that I have had some time to let it ferment, I’d have to say the chaos was unnerving. The twin engine airplane di-dos were jaw dropping because they were impossibly unbelievable.

I never felt entertained by Woody Harrelson, and now I know why…he comes on too strong and tries to fake you with his “too much” style. That’s a phony way to play. Come on, Wood. On the other hand, John Cusack is patented platinum. He’s the runaway jurist. He’s the FBI guy in Con Air. He’s the granite rock that stabilizes Midnight in the Garden. He probes. He sticks with the program. He’s got Evanston, Illinois written all over him.

In 2012, you discover that a graphic animation studio can destroy the world and…well, gotta see it to catch the idea. Tonight, 2012 is 7 for fictional creativity and 5 for over-the-line exaggeration. Overall, it’s a keep you awake studio experiment. Go see this film and try to be like Cusack.

3 comments:

Ed Slater said...

I want to say thanks to all the throngs of movie review lovers who read this review and left intelligent comments. It's a pleasure to get feedback for an exhausting effort. Thanks!

Ayn Purdy said...

where are all those other comments posted? I'll bet they're great, but I've been reading the Universal Laws of nonexistent comments, and I'm starting to get suspicious.

Leonard n Penny said...

Nostradomus knew this would happen. Universal Laws are related to the big bang.