2012 is the same movie Roland Emmerich has been making for over a decade now. The only changes are the landmarks that are destroyed this time around. Of course humanity overcomes their weaknesses and we are a better people at the end, how else does he end his disaster movies?
I’m trying to figure out if there was anything different between 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, or Independence Day. I got nothing. Even the freaking dog survives by ridiculous means just like ID4. There is nothing new to talk about here. The technology is better today so shit blowing up looks real purty. But much of the CGI is wasted on extra ridiculous scenes, like driving and flying through the earthquake, that never felt real even if GNP's of small nations were being spent on the effects.
There were a wide variety of fun names cashing a check here. I'm happy for Chiwetel Ejiofor even if he is not stretching many of his acting muscles. And John Cusack is always the everyman so he could have rolled out of bed and fell into this role. Speaking of Cusack, the storyline of his family was my biggest annoyance with the story. Right from the beginning you knew who was going to live and who was going to die and the fact that there is a happy ending is down right offensive. The guy's corpse isn't even cold yet!
I have no problem with Roland Emmerich blowing shit up every 5 years, but it would be nice if there was a new plot driving the destruction. 2012 is completely unnecessary and does not have enough memorable visuals to compensate for the story.
5 out of 10
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