The Core Critic Reviews

The real core of The Core is the beautiful friendship between a highly emotive Eckhart and the sacrificial Karyo. Their bond is the best thing to happen to Franco-American relations since SpaghettiOs. Read the full review

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.Read the full review

It's a schlockier ''Armageddon'' crossed with ''Fantastic Voyage,'' minus the fun.Read the full review

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. Read the full review

So howlingly awful that it has unwittingly found a place in that elite group of films that can claim to be "so bad they're good." Read the full review

The Core -- with its by-the-numbers plot and performances -- isn't offensive, just unblushingly tacky and derivative. Read the full review

It's a straight-ahead adventure with the usual number of thrills, but with the added virtue of being smarter and more sober than one might expect. Read the full review

It's the feel-good movie of the year. Read the full review

The cast of The Core deserve Oscar nominations just for being able to speak most of the lines without succumbing to the chortles. Read the full review