Armageddon (1998) Critic Reviews
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Based upon 12 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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An assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained.Read the full review
Bay doesn't stage scenes, exactly -- he stages moments.Read the full review
Director Michael Bay's filmmaking style is so frantic and frenetic that it's often impossible to figure out exactly what is happening.Read the full review
Armageddon is a testosterone and adrenaline cocktail, with almost no intelligence added for flavoring.Read the full review
How do I hate Armageddon? Let me count the ways.Read the full review
There are barrages of fast cuts to distract us from the fact that the director is showing us no real action.Read the full review
Armageddon is awesome, dude, but it's, like, short on awe.Read the full review
The actors mark time, and the gung-ho heroics on display are embarrassingly hollow.Read the full review
Bay directs Armageddon in a way that seems more concerned with constantly assaulting the senses than anything else, hoping perhaps that the quick cuts and constant explosions will distract from his film's many flaws. Read the full review
Much of the confusion, as well as the lack of dramatic rhythm or character development, results directly from Bay's cutting style, which resembles a machine gun stuck in the firing position for 2 and a half hours.Read the full review
