The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.
Director:
Jon AmielWriters:
Cooper Layne, John RogersStars:
Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy LindoStoryline:
The Earth's core has stopped spinning. Disasters are appearing all over the world: Birds acting crazy, powerful thunderstorms, 32 people die within seconds of each other when their pacemakers quit working. Dr. Josh Keyes and his crew of five (total members: 6) go down to the center of the Earth to set off a nuclear device to make the Earth's core start spinning again or Mankind will perish.User Reviews:
I am watching "The
Core" after having read several other comments about the movie. The
sentiments expressed go from being "Fine Movie" to "Worst Movie ever,"
the last obviously coming from someone who rated "Starship Troopers" as
the "greatest Sci Fi movie ever made." There are parts of this movie
that are actually very good. The first thing to give credit for was the
cast that they had. It is a very good cast. Let me repeat, a very good
cast. Alfrie Woodard has never given a bad performance, and although her
role was relatively small, she brought moral gravity to the role that
the movie needed. Delroy Lindo showed a range that I have never seen him
do. Obviously better recognized as a man in control, he was nigh on
perfect as the forgotten but brilliant scientist who still stings over
Stanley Tucci's Conrad Zimsky having stole his discoveries from a
generation earlier. Tucci, a fine actor, did take it over the top a bit
too much. DJ Qualls gives an underrated performance. He is 6'2" but
makes us believe he is a 5'7" geek. He gave a touching performance as he
tried to slow down the big bad that caused the problem in the first
place. Aaron Eckhart, normally a baddie, did a believable performance,
with Hillary Swank, a two time Oscar winner bringing her easily
recognized skills to the screen.
I originally wanted to blame Director Jon Amiel for the faults of the movie, but when I went back and considered individual roles and scenes, I realized that he did the job he was paid to do. The visual effects were more than adequate, constrained by the need, not for realism, but by the need to show things that would further the story.
So where did it go wrong? First, the problem, I believe, was with the writing. The script was very uneven. Part of it came from what appears to be last minute changes in the story line. Early trailers suggest a very different story -- and rumors from Hollywood at the time indicated this was true.
Too much of the story telling was quick and dirty, trying to just get it done. Had they not been locked in to a predetermined release date, they could have gotten the script right. Second, it seems there was a problem with editing. There were times when the film just went clunk. Was it poor editing in and of itself? Or was it editing that had to serve the problems with the script. Far from a perfect movie, but one with some very good elements. Give credit where credit is due.
I originally wanted to blame Director Jon Amiel for the faults of the movie, but when I went back and considered individual roles and scenes, I realized that he did the job he was paid to do. The visual effects were more than adequate, constrained by the need, not for realism, but by the need to show things that would further the story.
So where did it go wrong? First, the problem, I believe, was with the writing. The script was very uneven. Part of it came from what appears to be last minute changes in the story line. Early trailers suggest a very different story -- and rumors from Hollywood at the time indicated this was true.
Too much of the story telling was quick and dirty, trying to just get it done. Had they not been locked in to a predetermined release date, they could have gotten the script right. Second, it seems there was a problem with editing. There were times when the film just went clunk. Was it poor editing in and of itself? Or was it editing that had to serve the problems with the script. Far from a perfect movie, but one with some very good elements. Give credit where credit is due.
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