The Core
Cast
Aaron Eckhart as Josh Keyes
Nicole Leroux as Mother
Hilary Swank as Maj. Rebecca 'Beck' Childs
Delroy Lindo as Dr. Edward Brazleton
Stanley Tucci as Dr. Conrad Zimsky
Directed by
Jon Amiel
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
Has Not Seen Movie
Rater #2
7/10. After being pushed back several times, The Core is finally in
theaters. If anyone tells you that it is bad, see for yourself. It
may not have great development in characters and plot, and it may not
be the easiest to understand, but if fun is what you look for in
movies, fun is what you'll get from this movie.
Aaron Eckhart is Josh Keyes, a science teacher who is teaching his
college students some of the same stuff we're talking about in eighth
grade earth science. He gets called in to investigate odd deaths that
occurred. Meanwhile, Rebecca "Beck" Childs (Hilary Swank) safely
lands the space shuttle Endeavor after going more than 150 miles off
target. They are both to help restart the earth's core spinning,
since that is what caused the deaths and the shuttle to go off
target, since it's destroying technology.
Along with Josh and Beck, Dr. Brazleton (Delroy Lindo), who created
the device that they are going into the earth with, and Dr. Conrad
Zimsky (Stanley Tucci), a famous scientist, are going into the earth
to trigger a nuclear device that will get the core to spin. Believe
me, if you think this immediate plot is inconceivable, than you're in
for two hours plus of things that don't make sense.
To make a successful movie, you need many elements, but the major one
is to keep the audience enthralled with whatever is on screen,
whether it be a comedy, drama, horror, or an action movie. I was
enjoying myself during the overlong runtime of The Core. I was
entertained, which I feel is more important than convincing acting, a
great script or plot, or perfect music cues. Of course, all of those
are important, but without wanting to enjoy yourself, you can't see a
successful movie.
The special effects were numerous and amazing, although they don't
really look like they'd be in the center of the earth. I mean, come
on! Crystals? I couldn't help not believing what I was supposed to be
seeing. And, during while the crew was in the crust, you could see
the studio where it was being shot out of the window, not to mention
other continuity errors, like the spelling of the secret project. As
I've said before, there's not really and plot or character
development, but when a movie's as entertaining as this, you won't
mind.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #5
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong
language.
Running time: 120+ minutes
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