2012

I did not get to see 2012 (2009) in theaters, but I feel if I had then I might have been more disappointed. Even sitting at home on a 32" TV, some of the special effects seemed like they may have not been finished. Overall, the movie looked good.

The story follows a limo driver who literally goes to the ends of the Earth to save his family during the 2012 end of the world scenario. But a movie like this really isn't about the story and even the director seems to acknowledge that. If you're going to watch a movie about the end of the world either you want to become intimately close to a character and get involved with how they survive, or you just want to see the end of the world. In this case, the bulk of the money and special effects are used to show you the end of the world as you've never seen it before. And that part is amazing. The rest of it wasn't important to begin with.

For what it set out to do, this was a great movie. As far as it's cinema value is concerned, it won't be well remembered even five years down the road. (6.9/10)