2012
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: November 13, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
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38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Perhaps the strangest thing about 2012 is that the bad parts of the film are among the most enjoyable, because they're so over-the-top ridiculous that it's impossible not to break out laughing. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Operates in a dead zone roughly equidistant between parody and idiocy. You do get the connection between tongue and cheek, but much of the humor still goes thud. Read full review
30
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Emmerich’s main achievement is to take a bunch of excellent actors, including Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Woody Harrelson, and to prevent all of them--with the exception of Oliver Platt and a pair of giraffes--from giving a decent performance. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
2012 is ultimately only about finding new ways to topple monoliths. Only they don’t feel that new. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Beware 2012, which works the dubious miracle of almost matching "Transformers 2" for sheer, cynical, mind-numbing, time-wasting, money-draining, soul-sucking stupidity. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
As always in Emmerich's rollicking Armageddons, the cannon speaks with an expensive bang, while the fodder gets afforded nary a whimper. Of course, that's just part of disaster's simple recipe: Blow us up, then blow us off. Read full review
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