The end of the world never seemed as photogenic as it seems in this disaster film

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2007)

German director Roland Emmerich, who never ceases to search for new ways to destroy New York City, outdoes himself once again in this spectacular epic that took my breath away over and over again just from watching its trailers. Emmerich, who already wreaked havoc across The Big Apple with aliens (Independence Day) and monsters (Godzilla) recruits the biggest villain of them all to cleanse the city of its immoral ground this time around  mother nature itself.
When an abrupt global warming occurs, a father (Dennis Quaid - Innerspace, Dragonheart) swears to do anything he can in order to save his beloved son (Jake Gylenhaal - Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko), who is stuck in the middle of a damaged NYC. While this little tale might feel touching and cute at times, it's obvious that the main characters of the film are the special f/x that amaze the viewer over and over again. Being such, Day After Tomorrow serves as a "must see" for anyone who values big-budgeted disaster outings, and doesn't mind having a side plot pretending to be "Finding Nemo" on ice and hurricanes. Because in the bottom line - the end of the world never seemed as photogenic as it seems in this disaster film that stars Quaid alongside youngsters Gylenhaal and Emmy Rossum (Mystic River, The Phantom of the Opera).