Best Disaster Film Ever

Rating: 9/10 (31 May 2004)

As far as Man vs. Angry Mother Nature goes, this is as good as it gets- The film has perhaps the best special effects seen in the 2004 film season, and combines 'Twister' with 'Perfect Storm' and hey, just for the sake of it, 'White Squall'. The acting was fairly well done, with a moderate performance by all actors with the exception of Jake Gyllenhaal, who stands out as he does with many of his films. Definitely a future star. (current even?)
What does make this movie stand out against other disaster films, like deep impact or Volcano is that the film is deeply grounded in science. The inspiration for the film came from Coast to Coast AM host Art Bell's book "The coming global super storm" (an excellent read if you have the time) The film explains that salinity of the ocean is affected by ice shelves falling into the ocean and melting polar ice caps, which in turn would break the north Atlantic air current.
This movie is made to display special effects, and in many ways does drag on with many side plots (see Peter the Cancer Boy)
The Day After Tomorrow Delivers!
7.5/10