
Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results. As high-ranking officials pl... (Full plot summary below)
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Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results. As high-ranking officials play politics with the effort, the drilling team all faces deep personal issues which may jeopardize humanity's last chance...
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| CinemaSense.ComCornell & Petricelli...this film reaches its real dramatic power because it embroils us in deeper issues of heart and spirit. |
| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiWhere things fall apart are the scenes that try to put in characterisation, and, God help us, comic relief. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.An often loud, bright, irritating and occasionally intrusive film... |
| Looking CloserJeffrey OverstreetA Godzilla-sized blockbuster -- it's an outrageous spectacle, without many brains to speak of, but its heart in the right place. |
| eFilmCritic.comAndrew HoweA high-octane, rocket-propelled assault on the senses. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeEven worse is the wildly overrated Affleck, whose failings as an actor become glaringly obvious here. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsTed PriggeWhy did I enjoy a film that has numerous plot holes, too many explosions, and the IQ of a house plant? |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestIt's still a noisy and dumb flick, but as far as summer popcorn movies go, who cares? |
| Film.comRobert HortonThere are many things to dislike about Armageddon, from its stunningly straight-faced Charlton Heston introduction to its casual contempt for the Greenpeace activists protesting the drilling of oil wells |
| BeliefnetNell MinowThe summer thrill ride movie is becoming as much of a 4th of July tradition as the picnic and the fireworks. |