I do not understand why critics hated this movie. The main point of a movie is to entertain the audience. Admittedly, on the surface it is about as schmaltzy, bubble gum, and simplistic as can be. Maybe that was Michael Bay's whole point. The movie had great special effects. The audience was entertained for the whole movie. No time for boredom. The best part were the silly quips and one liners that the actors said. They were not real astronauts. They were oil workers, and they were not afraid to whine and express their frustrations about their lot trying to save the Planet. The message was to never give up, and to trust yourself and your team. It was a bad cliched movie, but maybe it was really poking fun and having fin satirizing all disaster movies. So, I will not say it is Academy Award material, but the movie entertained.
Review of Armageddon
