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2012 is cynical, evil, and ironically hilarious. from the first moment that you see the destruction happening, you realize that its an unintentional punchline. i was rolling around laughing in my seat. people are dying and yet the director makes their deaths into some sort of joke. certain people die over dramatically. others die horribly cynically. it really just depends on what color they are! its kind of like the director is saying, “your screen time is OVER, whitey!” and then killing them off in some sadistically playful manner.
the plot is mediocre. the acting is mediocre. the premise of the film would work if it wasn’t presented in such an absolutely unrealistic manner. how many times can a plane take off from an airfield with the tarmac dissolving beneath it? how many times can a vehicle full of the main cast of characters dodge falling buildings or chunks of flying lava? finally, the treatment of religion in this film was just atrocious. people who chose to pray were viewed as foolish and then crushed by debris mercilessly… oh, i mean only the white Christians. the director wouldn’t show the Muslim relics crumbling to bits and crushing those kneeling in prayer around them. the director seemed to take particular joy in destroying the statue of Christ in Rio- it was all slow motion and over the top (which is saying something in this film).
if you can get past the racism, anti-religious imagery, and just plain ridiculousness of it all, there is some comedy in this film. its worth seeing if only to laugh at the stupidity. there are some really hilarious one liners which i wont spoil for you.
Watch 2012 Cast
John Cusack = Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet = Kate Curtis
Woody Harrelson = Charlie Frost
Chiwetel Ejiofor = Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton = Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt = Carl Anheuser
Thomas McCarthy
Danny Glover = President Thomas Wilson
Liam James = Noah Curtis
Morgan Lily = Lilly Curtis
Zlatko Buric = Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen = Tamara
Alexandre Haussmann = Alec
Philippe Haussmann = Oleg
Johann Urb = Sasha
John Billingsley = Professor West
Chin Han = Tenzin
Osric Chau = Nima
Chang Tseng = Grandfather Sonam
Lisa Lu = Grandmother Sonam
Blu Mankuma = Harry Helmsley
George Segal = Tony Delgatto
Stephen McHattie = Captain Michaels
Patrick Bauchau = Roland Picard
Jimi Mistry = Dr. Satnam Tsurutani
Ryan McDonald = Scotty
Merrilyn Gann = German Chancellor
Henry O = Lama Rinpoche
Patrick Gilmore = Ark Communications Officer
Dean Marshall = Ark Communications Officer
Ron Selmour = Ark Boarding Officer
Viv Leacock = Ark Boarding Officer
Chris Boyd = Ark Boarding Officer
Donna Yamamoto = AF1 Science Officer
Doron Bell = AF1 Science Officer (as Doron Bell Jr.)
David Orth = AF1 Lieutenant
Lyndall Grant = Governor
Jason Diablo = Ark Tech Officer
Ty Olsson = AF1 Officer
Zinaid Memisevic = President Sergey Makarenko
Vincent Cheng = Chinese Colonel
Igor Morozov = Russian Interpreter
B.J. Harrison = Woman Comforting Child (as BJ Harrison)
Dominic Zamprogna = Paramedic
Karin Konoval = Sally – President’s Secretary
Mary Gillis = Jackson’s Neighbor
Rick Tae = Megaphone Officer
Parm Soor = Saudi Prince
Gerard Plunkett = Isaacs – MI6 Officer
Paul Tryl = Zultan
Andrei Kovski = Zultan’s Trainer
Val Cole = News Reporter – Tikal
Eve Harlow = Cashier
Sean Tyson = Interrogating Officer
Leonard Tenisci = Italian Prime Minister
Michael Buffer = Boxing Announcer
Daren A. Herbert = Ship Waiter
Craig Stanghetta = Vegas Rescue Worker
Mateen Devji = Ajit – age 5
Qayam Devji = Ajit – age 9
Jody Thompson = CNN Anchor
Tanya Champoux = Mrs. Birnbaum
Frank C. Turner = Preacher
Kinua McWatt = Yoko Delgatto
Laara Sadiq = British Newscaster
Gillian Barber = Cruise Ship Lady
Candus Churchill = Cruise Ship Lady
Beverley Elliott = Cruise Ship Lady
Agam Darshi = Aparna
Raj Lal = Gurdeep
Pesi Daruwalla = Dr. Lokesh
Jacob Blair = AF1 Steward
Jay Williams = AF1 Steward
Scott E. Miller = Arc Naval Officer (as Scott Miller)
Anna Mae Routledge = Officer Tay
John Stewart = Pilot
Ryan Cook = Surfer
Brandon Haas = Surfer
Eddie Hassell = Surfer
Betty Phillips = Elderly Driver
Georgina Hegedos = Elderly Driver
Luis Javier = Vegas Tow Truck Driver
Dean Redman = Vegas Fireman
Gordon Lai = Security Commander
Mark Docherty = Field Reporter
Mark Oliver = Fundraiser Security
Andrew Moxham = Policeman
Alexandra Castillo = Paris Reporter
Farouk A. Afify = Saudi Senior Security
Shaun Wilson = US Army Worker
Leo Li Chiang = Chinese Soldier (as Leo Chiang)
Elizabeth Richard = Queen Elizabeth
Kyle Riefsnyder = Cho Ming Platform Officer
John Mee = Angry Billionaire
George Trochta = American Ark Steward
Geoff Gustafson = Ark Bridge Crew
Alex Zahara = Mr. Anton
Jason Griffith = Ark Bridge Crew (as Jase Anthony Griffith)
Jill Morrison = Ark Bridge Crew
Thomas Parkinson = Ark Bridge Crew
Leona Naidoo = Ark Bridge Crew
Quentin Guyon = Ark Bridge Crew
Nicole Rudell = Ark Bridge Crew
Chad Riley = Ark Bridge Crew
Simon Leung = Ark Bridge Crew
Kevin Haaland = Ark Bridge Crew
Leigh Burrows = US Army Worker
