Only in Hollywood

Rating: 5/10 (12 October 2004)

Only in Hollywood could thousands of centuries of global climatic changes occur in the span of a few weeks (or for the sake of this movie, in less than two hours). How senseless and naive can one be?
Okay, I admit that The Day After Tomorrow does tend to keep one on the edge of their seat with a steady dose of action, but come on, this plot is so hokey that even a whacked out environmentalist would be scratchy their heads.
They could not even get the cataclysmic weather sequences right. I'm from the Midwest and believe me, those tornados that struck LA were pure Hollywood fabrications. I suggest the director and special effects supervisor spend a little time in Tornado Alley before doing another storm scene. The massive storms were called super cells? Wrong, super cells are large isolated thunderstorms not inland ice age cyclones. Watch the Weather Channel a little more, please!
On the positive side, I was impressed with the special effects in The Day After Tomorrow, as improbable as they are. My wife spent more time with her eyes covered than not, so kudos to the effects.
Would I recommend this movie, sure, as long as you take its socio-commentary with a grain of salt. The earth is not going to end as a result of global warming by this weekend, honestly!
6 out of 10 from Tornado Alley!