From the Makers of Independence Day -- That's all you need to know. (4/10)

Rating: 4/10 (10 October 2004)

For a person who is very concerned about global climate change, I sure do think this is an amazingly crappy film. Remember Independence Day where Jeff Goldbloom used an Apple laptop to upload a computer virus into a computer on an alien spaceship? The plot in this movie relies on the same hocus-pocus fake science crap as that one. The acting is just downright painful, and I'm glad I had a fast-forward button to skip ahead. There are way to many "OH MY GOD!" lines and looks. There are far too many political cheap shots that can only elicit groans from anyone even remotely informed on issues of the environment and immigration. There seems to be a sense that the only parts in the U.S. that matter are Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. No other part of the country is even mentioned. Finally, the special effects are just way over the top. Not content to have a tornado in Los Angeles, the special effects department puts in at least a dozen that are WAY more destructive than real tornadoes. Skip this junk.