Haven't I Seen This Somewhere Before??

Rating: 5/10 (26 February 2005)

This film is mildly entertaining if you are willing to suspend reality and plausibility for a couple of hours, but this is pretty much a "weather catastrophe" version of Independence Day, or any number of other, "world destruction is at hand" movies. There is the heroic genius, the skeptical government official, the hearty, faithful sidekicks and a fairly predictable ending. Dennis Quaid is rather wooden as a lead male, but at least his brother Randy does not show up as the "wild and crazy" sidekick. The rest of the cast is acceptable, but fairly forgettable.
Drop it in with minimal expectations and you won't be too disappointed. But if you are looking for some profound angle on the potential long term dangers of abusing our environment, better turn to the Learning Channel.