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Rating: Null/10 (30 October 2004)

New York is up to it's neck in trouble. Los Angeles is in total mayhem. American residents flee to Mexico. And people stay inside waiting out the chaos burning tax law books. What's going on? Nope, it's not the morning of the 2004 American presidential election. It's the "Day after Tomorrow", a movie of gigantic proportions.
Day After Tomorrow follows the struggles and desperation of a group of people trapped in New York City from a major global climate shift due to global warming. America and indeed the entire Northern hemisphere are facing the worst challenges they'll ever face because the temperature is rappidly dropping and Western civilization is about to disappear under 15 feet of snow.
The case for: The CGI in this film is darn right spectacular. The best example of this is LA being destroyed by a series of gigantic tornadoes. I was biting my fingernails with pure excitement in this sequence. It blew me away (uh, no pun intended). There were also some great scenes with some people freezing to death in seconds (eeew) and some entertaining scenes of peril. Jake Gylenhaal makes a thumbs up performance as Sam.
The case against: Don't expect Tolstoy when renting this. Things freeze. Things blow up. Things blow away. The whole film is about showing off impressive CGI and a certain handsome young actor, not an Oscar-nomination for Best Screenplay or Best Actor.
If you considder these things, I'll guarantee you'll have a fun time. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to pop the popcorn and enjoy it again.
Grade: 7/10