The good Guys and the bad Weather

Rating: 5/10 (29 May 2004)

Well, it's entertaining. And that is all there is. If you wish to see Dennis Quaid raise to heroic fame as the genius-turns-adventurer to rescue his likewise heroic son in a very snowy New York City, you should pay the bucks for this one. The storyline even manages to give some insight into environmental problems, but of course the pathetic parts stand in front. A typical Emmerich  not too bad, but not too good either. If only those scripts got rid of their clichés It's not even a spoiler to speak of them, since anyone whose ever seen catastrophes in their Hollywood appearance can tell: Quaid loses friend, but never faith; his son delivers material for a Love Theme to be added to Harald Klosers score; his mother sticks to the sick child, come what may. Special effects are fine though. It is a film that was okay for me to watch, but one screening is enough of the rest of my life.