Epic movie-making

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2004)

"The Day After Tomorrow" had an implausible plot, flimsy dialogue, and TV-movie acting, but it was the best cinematic experience I've had since "Apollo 13". Roland Emmerich is good at making movies on an epic scale, and here he pulls off his best ever. This is a good disaster movie, with an important message. Forget that the events happen faster than naturally possible: the point is that they can happen. The walls of water and tornadoes sure are burned into my memory.
I was surprised to see that Emmy Rossum was in this movie, since I've never heard of her. Even though her romance with Sam was cheesy, it was sweet. A nice distraction for those with fragile hearts pounding as a result of tsunamis and frozen bodies.