Not Plausible, But Not Bad Either!

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2004)

I am surprised by the first wave of comments and reviews for this movie being mostly negative. As a pre-Summer blockbuster it is actually quite good, with excellent special effects and a story no worse than any from this genre. The closest I can compare it to would be "Deep Impact", but with the 'money shots' all through the movie rather than just at the end. The acting from all the main players is decent as well, with none portraying an overdone cliché to an extreme. Being from Canada, a signer of the Kyoto Accord, it is my belief that the detractors of this film are mostly against its warning of global warming, and that in the US those that back the more Republican views are also the most likely to see this movie as trash. I don't really believe the plausibility either, but then I decided to just view it as another disaster movie since the "message" wasn't really shoved down the viewers throats anyway. The fact remains that humans didn't cause the last Ice Age to happen 10,000 years ago, nor are we responsible for other events such as pole shifts and the potential loss of Earth's magnetic field. However, studies have shown that Ozone layer depletion AND global warming effects are likely caused by our activities, so a gentle push to correct our ways before it's too late is a good idea - clean air to breathe IS better after all. And with gas prices at the pump soaring, who doesn't want to either conserve or find alternate fuels anyway? Only those who are in bed with the oil companies (i.e. G.W. Bush and Co.), but I doubt that the Democrats would do much better - they haven't yet when they've had the chance, except Carter creating ANWR, and even he fished regularly with Saudi princes..