A disaster

Rating: 1/10 (11 April 2009)

This movie was a disaster. Ugh. It was part Close Encounters/sci-fi, part disaster (and how much more disastrous can you do than the destruction of the ENTIRE WORLD...sheesh), part horror/suspense, etc. etc. The attempts at sentimentality were pathetic at best. Nicolas Cage looked awful in the role of an alcoholic single dad. The plot was clearly influenced by humanist/vonDaniken scifi theology and even cultic beliefs (i.e. Heaven's Gate cult), and it's "explanations" for famous Bible stories (i.e. Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, angels, rapture) were offensive. What a depressing and hopeless movie. Seeing this movie in the theater has reminded me afresh to check movie reviews before plunking out $10 for a ticket. What a waste of money.