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Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length. Read critic reviews
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2012: Trailer 1
2012: Trailer 1
2012: Official Clip - Something Pulling Us Apart
2012: Official Clip - Cruise Ship Tsunami
2012: Official Clip - The Ark Launch
2012: Official Clip - The Arks
2012: Official Clip - Get to the Plane
2012: Official Clip - Rough Landing in Tibet
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2012: Official Clip - Trust in Prayer
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Movie Info
Earth's billions of inhabitants are unaware that the planet has an expiration date. With the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world starts falling apart.
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Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Disaster Sequences)
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Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Roland Emmerich
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Producer: Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon, Larry J. Franco
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Writer: Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $166.1M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Production Co: Centropolis Entertainment
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Critic Reviews for 2012
Audience Reviews for 2012
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While it may have the occasional fun sequence, 2012 is too self-serious for it's own good - as well as having characters and acting that are boring, stale and wooden. The implausibility of the events is to the point of ridiculousness.
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This disaster flick really goes for the brass ring and tries to destroy the entire world. The concept for the plot is interesting as solar radiation is heating up the earth's core. The action sequences are fairly good and the special effects are excellent. The veiled message at the end comes across as almost too "in your face" though, much like in "The Day After Tomorrow." As disaster films go, however, this one isn't the worst.
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This is a horrible movie. The plot really have potential to create something smart and special, but because of horrible writing and mediocre directing from Roland Emmerich, it just becomes another big scaled disaster movie. The characters are definitely the worst thing about this movie, because they are so uninteresting and the acting is so bad. John Cusack's character is so horribly written that Cusack himself, didn't even bother giving a somewhat acceptable performance. Woody Harrelson just plays Woody Harrelson, and while that may not be a bad thing, his character is just as insane and crappy written as every other character. Chiwetel Ejiofor is the only actor who gives a somewhat good performance in this movie, but his character is really just there for exposition and to narrate the various events that go down in the movie. The effects on the other hand are spectacular and follow the trail of great effects in Emmerich's movies, except for "Godzilla," of course. In the end, this is a really bad movie with some bad writing and badly written characters. Still excited for "Independence Day: Resurgence," though...
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The false-predictable 2012 had its good moments, but unfortunately ended up being a disaster all over the place as soon the first disaster came.
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