Nothing but far-fetched last-minute escapes from death

Rating: 4/10 (15 March 2012)

The best one can do with this Irwin Allen wannabe is watch the trailer and leave it at that. All the good parts are there. It features a nuclear family (John Cusack and Amanda Peet with their children) who struggle to escape the coming end of the world. They encounter one natural disaster after another, yet emerge unscathed without fail. What are the odds that they could keep barely surviving time after time after time? A number of good actors are cast, but they have little to do other than either run from special effects disasters or pause to speak solemn platitudes. The special effects here are OK, but nothing great. It becomes more unbelievable as the film grinds on towards its predictable conclusion. Imagine that, both predictable and unbelievable.