The Core
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Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.
What critics thought
Critics found The Core a mixed bag of self-aware B-movie charm and genuine scientific absurdity — the debate was less about whether the science was bad (everyone agreed it was) and more about whether the film's gleeful ridiculousness made it fun or just tiresome. Scientists singled it out as a particularly egregious offender, while some reviewers felt its throwback disaster-movie energy was worth something if you checked your brain at the door.
“I have such an unreasonable affection for this movie, indeed, that it is only by slapping myself alongside the head and drinking black coffee that I can restrain myself from recommending it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“The brazen silliness of The Core is becalming and inauthentic, like taking a bath in nondairy coffee creamer. The Earth core's inability to turn is mirrored in the cast's inability to give the picture any spin.”
Elvis Mitchell·The New York Times
“If The Core finally has to be classified as a mess, it is an enjoyable one if you're in a throwback mood. After all, a film that comes up with a rare metal called unobtainium can't be dismissed out of hand.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jon AmielDirector
Aaron EckhartDr. Josh Keyes
Hilary SwankMaj. Rebecca Childs
Delroy LindoDr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
Stanley TucciDr. Conrad Zimsky
Tchéky KaryoSerge
DJ QuallsTheodore Donald 'Rat' Finch
Richard JenkinsGen. Thomas Purcell
Bruce GreenwoodCmdr. Robert Iverson
Christopher ShyerDave Perry
Ray GallettiPaul
Eileen PeddeLynne
Rekha SharmaDanni
Christopher YoungComposer
John RogersWriter
John LindleyCinematographyThe Core
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.
What critics thought
Critics found The Core a mixed bag of self-aware B-movie charm and genuine scientific absurdity — the debate was less about whether the science was bad (everyone agreed it was) and more about whether the film's gleeful ridiculousness made it fun or just tiresome. Scientists singled it out as a particularly egregious offender, while some reviewers felt its throwback disaster-movie energy was worth something if you checked your brain at the door.
“I have such an unreasonable affection for this movie, indeed, that it is only by slapping myself alongside the head and drinking black coffee that I can restrain myself from recommending it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“The brazen silliness of The Core is becalming and inauthentic, like taking a bath in nondairy coffee creamer. The Earth core's inability to turn is mirrored in the cast's inability to give the picture any spin.”
Elvis Mitchell·The New York Times
“If The Core finally has to be classified as a mess, it is an enjoyable one if you're in a throwback mood. After all, a film that comes up with a rare metal called unobtainium can't be dismissed out of hand.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jon AmielDirectorAaron EckhartDr. Josh KeyesHilary SwankMaj. Rebecca ChildsDelroy LindoDr. Ed 'Braz' BrazzletonStanley TucciDr. Conrad ZimskyTchéky KaryoSergeDJ QuallsTheodore Donald 'Rat' FinchRichard JenkinsGen. Thomas PurcellBruce GreenwoodCmdr. Robert IversonChristopher ShyerDave PerryRay GallettiPaulEileen PeddeLynneRekha SharmaDanniChristopher YoungComposerJohn RogersWriterJohn LindleyCinematographyStream
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