Good effort. Cusack, Chiwetel and Harrelson hold the movie in place.

Rating: 7/10 (14 November 2009)

Go for the movie expecting what you should for an end of days movie... the special effects.
Yes there are many special effects and they are good.
The length of the movie will be a concern for many. Yes 2hrs and 30 mins is pretty long. Probably they wanted to show the apocalypse's effect in full extent.
There are quite a few goofs. Some I have listed below.
The LIMO effect: Limo's can take quite a beating.
Inexperienced Pilots: Inexperienced pilots work like charms in disaster zones.
Cusack's breath holding capacity: He stayed under water for a unbelievably long time
There were some light moments at the expense of Arabs and Russians.
What made me laugh was the irony that America takes the money of many, gives it to the Chinese and builds the impossible in 2 years. Bitch and whine all you want about China but we will end up going to them when the world ends. LOL
The movie highlighted repentance, forgiveness and importance of ones family. Overall I was thoroughly impressed by the graphics and just a bit cheesed off by the slow pace of personal dialogues between characters.