The Core Critic Reviews

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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

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

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

In dashing Indiana Jones style, Eckhart gets to be a hero. Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

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

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

Built from an alloy of absurdium and stupidium, with the latter, heavier element dominating the mix. Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Washington Post | Michael O'SullivanAdd Critic to Favorites

A two-hour pleasure cruise. Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

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

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