Get some supplies, it's a long journey!

Rating: 5/10 (4 June 2007)

Roland Emmerich does disaster films as well as Dairylea does cheese, but there was something missing from The Day After Tomorrow.
We have come to expect, in the 21st Century for intense special effects and a hard hitting storyline. However, something not on the agenda is in depth character detail. Unfortunately, it was this that The Day After Tomorrow desperately needed to stop it from being a pointless flick.
The effects ultimately dominated the entire film, the characters felt like 2D cutouts who didn't get to do much but speak average and sometimes boring dialogue.
Yes, the film hits home about the threat our planet is under from Global Warming, even though some of its ideas are a little far-fetched.
Yes, the effects are superb and all in all flawless.
What i cannot forgive however, is lifeless characters who blend into the background of a film. I was excited as i entered the cinema, but left feeling rather cold.