A mixed bag

Rating: 5/10 (31 March 2009)

This film is a hard one to sum up, i liked it and i think other people will too but you have to let go and allow yourself to laugh, don't try and take this film to seriously. I'm not too sure how to feel about this film as a whole, it was definitely not what i was expecting having seen the trailer, and this is where people will have a problem with it.
Lets start off with the good:

The 'disaster' scenes, these are all done really well, i don't what to spoil anything by telling you about them but if you've seen the trailer you will have seen at least one of them. The CGI is really good and the scenes as a whole excite you.

The basic plot is good, but unfortunately the writers didn't stick to it, at points it felt like they weren't sure where to go with the story making the third act feel completely out of place.

Nicolas Cage's acting, well kinda, he's really good in some parts, when he's doing all the 'normal' stuff like teaching a class or being at home with his son, but the stranger things get the worse his performance gets. Saying that however this is one of his best roles for a while and i think he did well with the material.

The bad

The acting in general, Nicolas Cages son (chandler Canterbury) is the worst out of the group, but i'm guessing he's limited in the experience department. He's not terrible but unconvincing. Lara Robinson who plays both Lucinda and Abby isn't fantastic either, she's solid as Lucinda and does a good job but as Abby all her lines and actions seem forced. Diana, like Cage, is good when she doesn't have to do anything outlandish.

The ending, without spoiling anything the ending seems totally stupid, you can't take it seriously, but on the plus side if you are getting sick with working out the end of a film you will never, ever guess this end.

Parts of the plot, somethings just don't make sense, the writers make a big deal about some things and then completely drop them. Also some of the things the the characters do during the course of the film seem illogical. But you can easily look past this.

In all i believe this is a good popcorn film that if you allow yourself to laugh at you will enjoy, but don't expect to be challenged.