Critics Report Card Overall Grade: C+
SOURCE BRIEF REVIEW GRADE*
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hap Erstein "Preposterous but well aware of it..." B-
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert "It has energy and daring and isn't afraid to make fun of itself..." B-
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington "...misuses an unusually good cast..." C
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk "...a serviceable but mighty ordinary diversion." C+
E! Online "You're probably not gonna lava this one." C
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell "...The Core is Armageddon without a heart to dangle from its sleeves." C-
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt "It's a popcorn movie with brains." B
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan "Sure, it's a mess, but this sci-fi thriller's a good time for anyone in a throwback mood." B-
New York Post
Lou Lumenick "Deliriously silly fun..." B-
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell "For the most part, it is monumentally dumb." D+
ReelViews
James Berardinelli "As big-budget camp goes, The Core is first-rate. If you take the movie seriously, it's an unmitigated disaster, a surefire walk-out." C+
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle "...marter and more sober than one might expect." B
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold "...one of the most exciting and enjoyable disaster epics to come out of Hollywood in some time." B+
USA Today
Claudia Puig "Jules Verne this isn't, but it makes for fairly diverting escapist fare." C+
Reviews courtesy of Yahoo! Movie News.
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Just from looking at a preview you could tell this was gonna be a crappy movie. I can't believe anyone would waste their cash on this.