The Day After Tomorrow

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2014)

Title: The Day After Tomorrow
Condensed Storyline: The Earth has entered a new ice age so a paleoclimatologist called Jack Hall must travel over frozen remains of America to find his son
Notable Acting: Meh, I found the acting in this movie, bland at best. They are all good actors as well, but that is why I have such a problem with them being so bland. I've seen all of these actors in other movies which they were great in, but this seems to be the exception. Except Dennis Quaid, this was a good movie for him.
Noticeable Camera work: This is a typical action destruction porn movie, there isn't any interesting angles or shots used. Not that I expected there to be. The framing is nice and used to how you that destruction porn, which is funny in a sense as this movie is basically porn for those with destruction fetishes. Bad acting, plot hole filled plot, decent CG, etc
Graphics: The CGI of the tidal wave, the tornados, the polar vortex were all great and fun to watch as they looked realistic. The CGI wolves on the other hand were semi-decent, for some reason movies seem to find it hard to CGI animals such as sharks, wild mammals and giant lizards.
Incorrect Science: Roland Emmerich may know how to direct films, but he knows nothing about how science or UK football work. American glaciologists in Antarctica are using US measurements, so self respecting professional scientist would use US measurement. All scientists use the metric system regardless of their nationality. Roland Emmerich changed this to allow the American audience to understand what they are talking about. We get another example of this where the professor states the freezing point of helicopter fuel in fahrenheit, another point that was made for American. Hurricanes do not form over land, but in the case of the UK, the island is too small and without enough land mass to prevent a storm of that size from forming. The Sky news report is trying to show the snow in Britain, but is showing American because the cars are on the wrong side of the road. I'm not a football fan, but even I know Old Trafford when I see it, even if they say it is Celtic's home ground. The Russian cargo ship wouldn't be abandoned as it is still sea worthy, just as penicillin would freeze in that temperature if stored in liquid form. It's liquid form is also milky white and not clear. The only way the American flag would freeze within a second would be if it was soaking wet and if it was soaking wet it wouldn't be flying as it would be too heavy The British helicopter survivor isn't wearing any gloves (Which are required by aviation law) or cold weather clothing (Which is common sense) Indian people are chanting in English in New Delhi where it is snowing.
Overall Feel: This movie is just so wrong on most of its science it is unbelievable, but regardless of that fact, this is one of my all time favourite disaster movies. It is a typical Roland Emmerich movie, it has destruction of public landmarks, one man who saw it coming, people coming together to because of the destruction, all that typical stuff. The movie is also very politically charged, with that guy who was hired to look and play the role of that old grey money obsessed politician who no one likes. This movie would have just been better with just Jack Hall in the movie, forget the rest of his family and give him another reason to go to New York, that would have made this movie much better.