Armageddon

Director Michael Bay has been repeatedly raked over the proverbial coals for this all-star ensemble piece and for good damn reason....it sucks. It stinks of propaganda so much I often wonder if the U.S. government didn;t bank-roll the sucker. That being said, there are a lot of things to enjoy in this film if you leave your I.Q. at the popcorn stand......mainly Liv Tyler. I could watch a movie about her eating breakfast and I'd be entertained. Bruce Willis frowns a lot, Ben Affleck looks all serious and Steve Buscemi sings. Oh, there are lots of other people there to look at as well but you can find them for yourself. Seeing as J.J. Abrams was brought in to doctor the script I suppose we should just be thankful the damn film has an ending! Look for a wonderful cameo from real life shuttle astronaut Shannon Lucid who, if we were faced with the meteor problem today for real, would no doubt be up there doing the job, again, for real!