With some over the top scene's and cliché dialogue i still enjoyed it

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2016)

This is most likely Emmerich's best film so far. The plot and science may be a bit "off" but that doesn't take away from the fact that it's an enjoyable film. Disaster films aren't Pulp Fiction or The Godfather, in fact every disaster movie ever created is never rated high.
Jake Gyllenhall gives a great performance as does Dennis Quaid. It is always important to have strong Actors to tackle on serious drama films. I doubt this film would've been enjoyable with Zac Efron and Jim Carey as the son/ father duo. Jake is now a true power house of an Actor, and Dennis has been for a while. The rest of the ensemble does a fantastic job as well.
The story is by far the weakest link in the movie. While i'm not referring to the whole global warming, i'm actually talking about the decisions that the Characters have to make in the film and the consequences that follows. The Science too, but that can be forgiven with the all time favorite three words "Suspense of disbelief"
The CGI in the film was great. Arguable better then most films that had a bigger budget that were released the same year or later, The whole disasters were pretty cool. the atmosphere that the film builds does put you on edge and you do feel part of the story,which is awesome.
Like i said before, this is an enjoyable film, with great cast and great CGI with the only few downsides being some story plot holes.