a movie made with a manual book- spoiler

Rating: 4/10 (31 May 2004)

spoiler!
this movie is totally perfect for a Holloywood cliché:
Casting:
1, leading casts are family members, a doctor, a specialist, a good parent, a good looking teenager plus his/ her love one.
2, supporting casts must include an ignorant authority, a nobody with a sense of humor, some goofy people, some medical people and, don't forget a dog or a cat.
Story: 1, as simple as possible. 2, love and bravery. 3, there is still hope after all.
Screenplay: 1, if it's a global disaster, Tokyo must be hit. In the US, you can't skip LA or NYC. Don't forget the statue of liberty among some sky scraper. No Utah or Wyoming because it's not big enough of a market. 2, somebody has to save a son or a parent. But don't need to save the spouse, the spouse will be OK anyway. Sometime save a grandparent is not a bad idea. 3, some coworker has to die. 4, a kiss at a fireplace, a wedding or something like that should enter at the 4/5th of the movie. then some dramatic and worst disaster cue in. 5, at the end, people start coming out from everywhere. The president gives a speech, everybody smiles and stay quiet so the sun can come out and the orchestral music start.
Details: Not important. Who cares about you burn books but leave all the wood furniture alone?
Creativity: Not important. The producer will be rather pleased to reuse some special effect from other movie to save some bucks.
This movie is a sum of Armageddon, Twister, Volcano, Dante's Peak and Deep Impact, but weaker and nothing new. I bet Saturday Night Live will do a funny version very soon.
4 out of 10.