I think it was all a matter of "time", because I saw the script cut to pieces with the apparent intention of shortening the film to about 2 1/2 hours. With that exception it is a film that keeps you interested 99.9% of its length in it, thanks to the performances of the cast (I think that is the best part of the film!!!). Keep a good look in what Steve Buscemi says, and in Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler characters; the tree of them save the movie.
Review of Armageddon
