style over substance, but an entertaining show of special-effects

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2004)

"The Day After Tomorrow" was alright, but I felt it drag down in certain spots where say..."Independence Day" did not. Roland Emmerich has a thing for mass destruction and potentially changing the face of the planet, doesn't he? oh well...this one has everything we have come to expect from a summer blockbuster, minus one blonde/brunette bombshell who is posing in playboy, and a strong male lead...because I think Dennis Quaid has always been hit or miss in starring roles. oh well... I like the whole "Noah" idea that one man saw something coming, and then it does...and he's perceived as crazy, but I've seen it too many times before. I like Jake G. (can't pronounce or spell his name) of "Donnie Darko" fame though...he's delightfully sarcastic and placed in a different, more physical role this time around. the shot of him talking to his family on the payphone as the water is rising was good. go see this movie, but it will not be anything new. hardly any films are these days...sad really.