2012

So, so silly. Plays more like a comedy than anything else. And a retrospective of all disaster movies up to this point. Earthquakes, fires, volcanoes, floods, tidal waves, sinking ships, and, of course, bureaucrats who won’t listen until the big speech in the middle of the final third. The science is terrible and never explains why it’s all happening in 2012. But then there’s John Cusack. “Lane.” “Lloyd.” “Hoops.” Saving the day. Making the best of a bad situation. Acting his heart out. Thank the Mayan Gods for John Cusack.