The Core

 

The Core 2003

• Director: John Amiel
• Seen by this director: Creation, Sommarsby
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Aaron Eckhart – Sully, London Has Fallen, The Rum Diary, Rabbit Hole, The Dark Night, Conversations with Other Women, The Pledge, Nurse Betty, Erin Brokovich
• Hilary Swank – Freedom Writers, Million Dollar Baby, Insomnia
• Delroy Lindo – Cymbeline, The Exonerated, The Cider House Rules, A Life Less Ordinary, Feeling Minnesota, Clockers, Get Shorty
• Stanley Tucci - Many
• Why? Sci fi. Decent cast.
• Seen:  9 December 2024.      

       We all know that the planet Earth is currently threatened by several world-ending catastrophes but this is probably not one of them. The Earth’s core has stopped spinning so we’re going to be fried to a crisp.

       Never mind the science, or lack thereof. Is the film worth watching?

       Indeed it is. It’s exciting, the actors make the roles work and the effects are impressive. Altogether it’s very entertaining. Sci fi geeks of the world unite. Watch and enjoy. 

3½ * of 5