Great special effects, but a waste of my time

Rating: 4/10 (24 July 2009)

This movie was a waste of my time. It is a disaster movie with spectacular special effects. There are some creepy and suspenseful moments that have you on the edge of your seat. The story starts with a flashback to the burying of a time capsule 50 years ago, and then returns to the unearthing of the time capsule and discovery of a list of numbers which Nicolas Cage character discovers is a list of disasters. And it lists some more disasters to come. So the suspense has been set up. Sure, you don't want to examine the scenario too closely, but the ride to this point is enjoyable.
However, it looks like the writers/director/editors/studio couldn't work out how to come up with a satisfying ending, and come up with one of the most unsatisfying conclusions to a movie that I have had the misfortune to see. I finished watching the movie and exclaimed "You are joking, that's it?"