Review of 2012 (2009) by Abby E — 25 Jul 2017

Dear God, this movie was stupid. Maybe it's just my extreme distaste for junk science and annoying main characters. I don't know. But don't waste three and a half hours of your life watching this. It drags on and on and on. It's nothing but eye candy (which is actually pretty good, by the way). The only thing I really liked besides the awesome special effects was the philosophical question propelling the whole thing forward: if the world ever came to an end, how will we choose the survivors? Wealth? Power? Fame? Or character?

It had potential, I'll give it that much. But it didn't carry it through. I found myself laughing throughout most of it because it was so badly done and wasted time almost pointlessly. It brings in random people, makes a big deal about them, and then kills them off, without explaining anything about the character or why they're important. It's really just a big special effects fest.

If you enjoy films with lots of eye candy and destruction, then you'll probably like this. But if you're looking for a good, intelligent, thought-provoking movie, this isn't it.

I gave it two-and-a-half stars for great special effects, decent acting, and potential. I personally didn't like it, but that's just me. If you don't mind a film being more "brawn" than "brains", then you will probably not hate it. But I don't think anyone will love it.