2012 (2009)

Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Director: Roland Emmerich

Genre: thriller, drama, action

If you've seen Independence Day, Titanic, or any recent vintage of the
well-worn disaster film genre, you will not be disappointed at all with
any of 2012. Its 2.5 hour+ running time moves at a great clip, and
there's enough science and pseudoscience running around to give the
film a certain of-the-moment wonder and clarity. The many destruction
sequences throughout the film are absolutely breathtaking to behold,
and one wonders if Roland Emmerich starts every film imagining how he
will destroy the White House. Like all of his other films (except for
The Patriot) it has big names but no huge names and really is a blast
to watch. It has just the right balance of action and melodrama, often,
as with all good films of this genre, in the same scene. The audience I
watched it with was laughing and cheering throughout, and I'm sure it
will be the definitive event movie of the holiday season, critics be
damn…

Trailer 2012