Review of 10,000 BC (2008) by Rasmus Ø — 07 Sep 2011
One big failure and nothing else! I don't know from where to start actually, since nothing seems to pull off in this movie. The first letdown is the casting.. or shall I say the miscasting? Camilla Belle kept this soulless gaze of hers throughout the entire movie and Steven Strait just couldn't convince me of being a primitive or even a hero; there is something childish and funny about his face that always takes you back to the image of a 21st century teenager. Story-wise, the movie is a cliche brought down to triteness: a simple young man who suddenly turns out to be a hero saving his tribe (and the tribes nearby as well!). History-wise, I guess historians and geologists must be choking themselves right now due to the nonsensical sequence of events and haphazard portrayal of peoples and tribes.
10,000 BC will always remain a stain on the career of such a great director as Roland Emmerich who should to be told that making a successful movie about primitive life needs more than funny costumes and CGI creatures.
This review of 10,000 BC (2008) was written by Rasmus Ø on 07 Sep 2011.
10,000 BC has generally received mixed reviews.
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