In defense

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2004)

Maybe it was the beer we snuck into the movie theater, but honestly, I went in expecting a rotten film and found one instead that I really enjoyed.
Anyone who expects a movie to be scientifically accurate is a moron. Science makes movies boring. Hence, you fake science in a movie to make science interesting. Aliens aren't creating a satellite relay formation around the planet, olive oil doesn't cure ALD, and the next ice age isn't going to happen tomorrow. Big surprise. Get over it.
If you suspend your disbelief (and I shudder for people who don't), The Day After Tomorrow is a perfectly entertaining disaster movie. The special effects were cool looking without appearing in every single scene, and the acting was generally understated (with the exception of the hilariously Dick Cheney-like VP). I don't want to spoil the funny parts, but the political humor is well worth the time. (The President looked so much like Al Gore that between his character and the aforementioned VP, I couldn't quite tell which party was getting more lambasted.)