Review of 2012 (2009) by Christopher F — 14 Feb 2013

Bad CGI, ridiculous plot holes, suspense elements that make you laugh rather than engage you and virtually nothing interesting insights to offer ... on anything.

This review of 2012 (2009) was written by Christopher F on 14 Feb 2013.

2012 has generally received mixed reviews.

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It's unique,has good green screening,an epic ending but it's just way too long and the start of the movie (15-30 mns) is extremely boring…

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