Quite the roller coaster ride

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2009)

This movie was quite a thrill ride, much like a roller coaster. Had its low, slow parts, some of which were rather mundane and could have used better dialog writing. Some of the dialog actually made me think "oh puleezee don't say anymore!" But then it sped back up again and took you on the ride of your life and had amazing visual effects. I only knocked it down a bit in my rating because of the poor dialog writing, but other than that its pure visual. The characters were somewhat believable given the circumstances they were put into, however I found myself a bit distracted from the central plot (the disaster itself) by the often overwhelming showing of the "human-ness" of the characters and their struggle. Like enough already, I know they are sad and scared, can we move on with the STORY now? But NO, do not try to nit pick at the plot or all the scientific aspects of this movie. Just sit back and enjoy the ride for what it is.