Entertaining, if somewhat empty

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2004)

Saw this yesterday at a media screening over here. It was almost as notable for the laughter breaking out at completely inappropriate times as for the action on screen.
The idea of the world being embraced in a new ice age due to global warming is an interesting one, a pity then it seems that global disasters only ever happen in the USA. Add a pinch of mawkish feel-good characters and setups (the sick kid in hospital, the self sacrificing doctor) and a dash of over the top movie physics, and the result is a typical Hollywood blockbuster with little bearing on reality.
Not to say it wasn't thoroughly enjoyable mind you, just that if you go in expecting anything other than a heavy hand teaching that climate change = bad, you are sorely mistaken.