2012 (2009)

	Director: Roland Emmerich	COUNTRY USA/Canada GENRE Science Fiction/Action NORWEGIAN TITLE 2012 RUNNING TIME 158 minutes
	Producer: Harald Kloser Mark Gordon Larry J. Franco
	Screenwriter: Harald Kloser Roland Emmerich

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Jackson Curtis	John Cusack	½
Dr. Adrian Helmsley	Chiwetel Ejiofor
Kate Curtis	Amanda Peet	½
Noah Curtis	Liam James
Lilly Curtis	Morgan Lily
Dr. Gordon Silberman	Thomas McCarthy
Thomas Wilson	Danny Glover
Dr. Laura Wilson	Thandie Newton
Carl Anheuser	Oliver Platt
Yuri Karpov	Zlatko Buric
Tamara	Beatrice Rosen
Charlie Frost	Woody Harrelson
Tony Delgatto	George Segal

Review

In classic Roland Emmerich style, 2012 focuses on microscopic effects of a plot which is so large in scale that the German director's treatment of it can never be even close to satisfactory. Instead, Emmerich remains preoccupied with family ties, unsympathetic villains, and the heroic efforts of the ordinary man, as usual – a simplification that, amid this overproportioned yarn, will likely be welcomed by most viewers. As such, 2012 delivers what it promises: a large-scale disaster with a simple point of view and digestible chunks of melodrama. It has essentially the same strengths and weaknesses as The Day After Tomorrow – that is to say, an enthralling premise which, with a handful of rewrites by more talented writers and substantially subtler direction, could have resulted in a strong entry in the disaster genre. 2012 is not that. Depending on how many questions you feel you owe your sense of logic to ask, this film can provide useful, CGI-driven entertainment at best.

Copyright © 07.03.2011 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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