If we don't believe what we see on screen is real, it doesn't convince us

Rating: 3/10 (30 May 2004)

This is the problem with CGI movies. The destruction of New York and Los Angeles (hey, there's two cities to avoid living in if you wander into a disaster movie) is just not convincing. Sure it looks real enough, but there's a quality about CGI that makes it impossible (for me at least) to suspend my disbelief.
And is this film a waste of Jake Gyllenhaal's massive talent or the first sign that he might not be the future of Hollywood? I remain undecided.
Arguably most crucially of all, after 9/11 how can any film about the destruction of major US cities have any impact and / or relevance?