this be hollywood formula action or sci fi at it bad . you can almost hear the movie exec be sell on this one . well and it kind of like armageddon and except it occur at the middle of the earth and and it also kind of like . basically it borrow scene from every disaster or action movie you will ever see . i do not blame the actor . the cast be fill with decent talent for the most part . they do not have much to work with give the cartoon like script and paint by number storyline . this movie also completely miss the point of the science in sci fi . in order for a sci fi story to work and the science aspect have to at least seem somewhat plausible . anyone who have ever study anything about computer and physic and chemistry and or geology will find themselves laugh hysterically during this nonsense . even the special effect be rather weak . it seem no one be really sure how to depict a journey to the center of the earth in a space ship like vehicle . so we end up with a lot of shot where the ship seem to be travel through a vague and nebulous electrical cloud . i would not even discuss the laughably bad destruction of rome and italy sequence . i know some will defend this a a mindless popcorn flick . but how many time can we watch the same old story unfold . how many time can we watch the same cookie cutter character go about their predictable business .