Remember when John Cusack was a name you respected? For instance, when you heard Mr. Cusack was going to be a part of any project, you had that tingly feeling that made you think the movie was going to be good, or even slightly substantial on some level. Remember that? Now before I start the review of his latest film 2012, take that feeling and THROW IT OUT THE F%#KING WINDOW FOREVER!

2012, the day on the Mayan calendar that signifies the end of human existance. Ironically its also the title of a movie that signifies the end of John Cusacks existance as a credible actor. A film that is poised to make you experience an event so terrible you walk out of the theater appreciating your life and loved ones more than before....... falls flat on its face. Ironic that a movie about a disaster can also BE a disaster.

I'm not going to spoil the plot entirely. I will give you some set up info though. The story centers around a blast of "nutrinos" which are actually REAL things in the world of modern day quantam physics. These nutrinos are being given off by the sun at an alarming rate and have now MELTED THE EARTHS CORE!!! .... wait a second? Isn't the earths core already molten? So whats the issue? Well the movie goes on to explain this by saying its not exactly the CORE that has been jeopardized... but the "sub crust" which has melted.... wait, do you mean the MANTLE? The same MANTLE that I learned about in seventh grade science? the one that is already MOLTEN hence the fact that MAGMA becomes LAVA when volcanos errupt?? DOES THIS MOVIE USE ANY F#@KING SCIENCE???

No it doesn't.

But it does set up the main characters on a wild and goofy ride where they are able to barely escape catastrophic disaster time and time again. First by jumping a limo over a newly exposed fault line, then by getting in a plane, then by jumping an RV over a newly exposed fault line, then by getting back in the plane again, then by getting in a BIGGER plane and then by jumping a Bently (although not over a newly exposed fault line this time.. sorry).

I won't spoil the ending. I will just tell you that everything works out. You can basically guess the ending by imagining The Day After Tomorrow had sex with The Core and Armageddon on the same night and then had to go on Maury to figure out who the father was. Yep. Kinda like that.

This movie is trash and is only good if you are going to school to learn CG effects for film... and in that case I suggest you pirate it.

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