A life support system for its special effects. Yawn.

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2004)

I really liked Stargate, so I had to give this one a shot, and I have to admit that Roland Emmerich delivers eye candy by the boatload. But I have several problems with the movie.
First, it is encumbent upon a writer to lure us into his premise by careful and deliberate steps designed to persuade us to suspend our disbelief. Emmerich has a speech regarding global climate changes being delivered in India, and as we step outside, the changes have already materialized. Is that a setup? Man, that is weak!
Then we hear all about how disrupting the Atlantic Ocean currents could cause serious problems, and then we cut to disasters in Los Angeles and Tokyo. Now as far as I know, neither of those cities have frontage on the Atlantic Ocean.
Well, I could go on, because the story has more holes than a block of Swiss cheese, but the point is that a lot more work should have been done on getting the science right.
As if that weren't enough, the whole story degenerates into two lame plot lines; estranged family brought back together by catastrophe, and boy meets girl. Now that would be fine if the main story line were strong enough not to get stuck in the mud, but it isn't, and it does.
In the end, Day After ends up being a life support system for its special effects. Yawn.