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2012

Overview

Genre :

Sci-Fi

Release Date :

November 13, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Roland Emmerich

Starring :

John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Chin Han

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..will leave audiences tapping their toes and wishing that something would just erupt for heaven's sake..”
by Linda Barnard [Toronto Star]
2.5 of 4

“..watching "2012" is like watching a sausage machine explode..”
by Jeff Shannon [Seattle Times]
1 of 4

“..sheer, cynical, mind-numbing, time-wasting, money-draining, soul-sucking stupidity..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2 of 4

“..No surprises..”
by Robert W. Butler [Kansas City Star]
1.5 of 4

“..long and boring..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4

“..It's one huge, overlong, cornball Armageddon - a work of shlock and aw..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3 of 4

“..If you're willing to let go of outmoded values like "plausibility" and "narrative," you'll find plenty to love in "2012"..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
Review rate : C

“..disaster..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
2.5 of 4

“..antithesis of Bay's "Transformers" films, McG's "Terminator" sequel and Sommers' "G.I." movie..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
2 of 4

“.."2012" isn't just plagiarizing other movies, it's plagiarizing itself..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Christopher Null [Filmcritic.com]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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