Excellent cast,Willis as good as ever

Rating: Null/10 (5 October 2006)

I guess this movie belongs to any top 15 of the best disaster movies (15,because there are so many fine disaster movies that need to be included!).It has a first-hand cast (Willis,Thornton,Buscemi),well-made effects,low-brow fun,much humor, suspense, an excellent pace,it is beautifully shot;it marks a peak in the resurgence of the genre.Despite of its huge running time,there is not even one single moment of boredom.I am thankful to Willis because he accepted to play in a disaster movie,his role is a pleasure.His robust, virile presence is extraordinary;it shows the great,intuitive and experienced actor that Willis is.Refusing, as always,to be a puppet,Willis gives a human texture to his role.Of course he got far better roles,but he succeeds in making even this one an interesting and amazing one.He is the only one able,today,to give this kind of roles something compact and lusty.
Buscemi is a skilled character actor for the disaster movies (he played in Con Air ,Armageddon ).
The effects are thrilling,the photography is delighting,still Armageddon would be nothing without its cast.The plot is tight. As I said,not a moment of boredom.The educative side is didactic and conventional,standard.I must admit I avoided this show as much as I could when it was broad-casted with ads.