Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Christopher Shyer | ... | Dave Perry | |
Ray Galletti | ... | Paul | |
Eileen Pedde | ... | Lynne | |
Rekha Sharma | ... | Danni (as Rékha Sharma) | |
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Tom Scholte | ... | Acker |
Aaron Eckhart | ... | Josh | |
Glenn Morshower | ... | FBI Agent | |
Anthony Harrison | ... | FBI Agent | |
Tchéky Karyo | ... | Serge (as Tcheky Karyo) | |
Richard Jenkins | ... | General Purcell | |
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Bart Anderson | ... | Dad |
Nicole Leroux | ... | Mom | |
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Justin Callan | ... | Little Boy |
Chris Humphreys | ... | GBTV Reporter - Trafalgar Square | |
Hilary Swank | ... | Beck |
The Earth's core has stopped spinning. Disasters are happening around the globe, including; animals acting in bizarre ways, monstrous thunderstorms. Dr. Josh Keyes and his crew of 5 go down to the centre to set off a nuclear device, hoping to make the core start spinning again, or humanity will cease. Written by Inhotenjoys
Smarter than Armageddon and equally extreme, The Core is high-tech Hollywood hokum at its finest. It's scientifically ridiculous, but this variant of Fantastic Voyage at least tries to be credible as it plunges deep into the earth's inner core, where a formulaic team of experts pilot an earth-boring ship to jump-start the planet's spinning molten interior, now stalled by a military secret that could seal the fate of all humankind. It's a geophysicist's wet dream that only a fine ensemble cast could rescue from absurdity, and director Jon Amiel (Entrapment, Copycat) draws excellent work (and plenty of humorous interplay) from Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, and a host of memorable supporting players, especially The New Guy's D.J. Qualls as the world's greatest Cyb-nerd. With enough digital F/X disasters to satisfy anyone's apocalyptic fantasies, this is a popcorn thriller with all the bells and whistles that its genre demands. Sit back, pump up the volume, and enjoy the dazzling ride.