Best looking turd I've ever seen.

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2009)

I can appreciate the visual effects. You can view this movie as a collection of a lot of ground-breaking effects work. But, if you're looking for anything with a plot, a decent story or believability, you won't find it here.
It's one long roller coaster ride of house-sized debris nearly missing our hero the entire time. One terrible ridiculous scenario after another.
Roland Emmerich is a terrible director.
I wish he'd spend his time being a visual effects supervisor for somebody who actually has vision and a story to tell.
(I started with a one. Then added one for the effects. =2)
But, I enjoyed the movie greatly! In spite of the crappy story, stereotypical characters and dreadful acting, I laughed out loud while the world was collapsing. Literally!
Once I could no longer take the story seriously, it was a laugh riot all the way to the end.
So, my advice: Drink a few beers before seeing it with a handful of rowdy friends and have a good time.
(Then, I added 1 for all the laughs... 3!)