Independence Day with weather

Rating: 6/10 (28 May 2004)

If you liked Independence Day, you'll like this. Otherwise, you'll cringe at the endless series of movie cliches that make Star Trek look intellectual (well, maybe not the "Spock's Brain" episode :-)). Some of the set pieces are quite well done, with decent special effects, but if you leave your brain switched on, you may well be disappointed.
And as for the plot inaccuracies ... ... the film seems to go out of its way to include them. If you don't believe me, try touching metal with your bare hands in temperatures far below zero (like the helicopter pilot does, or the guys on the ship do), falling 15 feet while unconscious, or raising a toast "to England" anywhere in Glasgow. I'm not sure which would be the most painful.