It's that sad: the worst Emmerich's movie

Rating: 4/10 (19 December 2009)

I gave 4 stars - and all of them for computer animation.
MOVIE ("scientific" aspect): 1. The most intriguing concept of "orange peel" - instant change of the Earth's poles - was presented in the movie so fast that many viewers (most of them are not experts in geography and related areas) simply had no chance to understand what actually caused the catastrophe. Visually all is seen as volcanos' eruptions everywhere, earthquakes and tsunami. So almost all of my friends could not get the idea: how the wave could possibly reach altitude of 7,000 m (24,000 feet) if it is known from 2004 that tsunami loses its force after landfall?
2. The Mayan calendar's issue is irrelevant to the "orange peel" concept, as much as the planets' parade expected in the year 2012.
MOVIE (script/directing): 1. Excellent actors were not simply in a position to perform: there were no dialogs in the movie - just one-two line(s) "verbal shots". Bad guys - as it used to be - had some more space. Oliver Platt was quite good as a White House bad guy. A Russian billionaire is something new on the screen - but still looking and acting like previous era "Russian mafia" bad guy.
2. The script is a combination of stereotypes "Dad, I love you! - mom, I love you!" - and panoramic views of the end of the world.
3. Technical details - oh, it's just a movie! No need to know that airplanes' engines can't work in volcano ash. No reality is needed or requested. It's just a show.
EMMERICH: Unfortunately we see degradation of a director of some really great movies: "Star Gate" initiated a generation of fans; "Independence Day" was full of humor. There is no humor here. And there is no horror here. THAT BAD.