Ridiculously implausible

Rating: 3/10 (5 September 2004)

What a ridiculous flick.
Global warming leads to ice melt which leads to the cooling of the Gulf Stream. OK, fine, there's some plausibility in that.
But sudden supercyclones over the northern hemisphere with eyes so large and powerful they suck supercooled air from the upper troposphere and freeze the planet in 48 hours? Gawd that's totally unrealistic.
There are other events like tornadoes in LA and a massive surge of ocean water that floods NY that make no sense and are left completely unexplained, they are only there for "shock and awe" factor.
It's films like this that give the environmental movement a bad name.
The only redeeming factor for this movie was some of the effects sequences, especially the freezing ice chasing after the heroes of the film. But notice I say "some", other effects really stank (like the CGI wolves).
I won't even bother to mention the bad acting. The actors of Twister deserve Academy Awards next to the pathetic performances (by even such luminaries as Ian Holme) in this film.
3 out of 10, and I'm being gracious.
Barky