The critics are wrong, it is a great film.

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2009)

Despite what a few less informed critics will say, this film is very well done. The film requires the ability to think outside of the box. An understanding of certain standardly held scientific ideas and a little understanding of theology will increase a viewer's appreciation of the film.
The plot twists were frequent, and so well handled that the film managed to surprise me at the end, which is no easy feat for film makers. It is not a typical disaster film, it is not a typical sci-film, but there are elements of both in the film. Elements that play against one another, producing a final product that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
The music score was well done, and while the music was nothing like John William's work, I sat there thinking that William's would have appreciated it.
Special effects in at least three scenes were handled so well that I, and the viewers around me, gasped and jumped. Something cinema has not been able to make me do in years. On the negative, there were a few scenes that seemed to fall between the cracks in terms of special affects, but they were short and quickly dismissed from your mind as you moved forward.
I suspect the ending is what caused the negative comments. As a person who knows the theological history connected to the film, I thought this added to the film. Those who don't understand the theology will, most likely, hate the film.