A great disaster movie

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2011)

This isn't exactly the best film in the world - but for a disaster film it's pretty good. The plot is exciting with plenty of action and drama, the characters are nice and varied and although the ending might seem decisive it actually still allows you to decide what will happen. Will the arks sink before they reach Africa? Will the people be thrown out - they weren't exactly nice to the Africans before, were they? Or will they reach Africa safely and have a nice happy-ever-after ending - that's probably what most people expect to happen. I thought Amanda Peet made a great worried mum character - and she was also a good sceptic before the disasters got worse. Probably one of my favourite parts of the film was when she was on the phone while watching the TV and laughing at any suggestion that the disasters were going to get worse. The reporter on the TV went "I'm happy to announce that the worst is over" (or something along those lines) and the entire state promptly starts cracking up. Brilliant. I would recommend this movie to any disaster or action film fan.