An entertaining movie that provokes some thought...

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2004)

Some of those who have trashed this movie do so on the grounds of the science. But the fact remains, many animals from the pleiostene flash-frozen in Siberia and China. So at some point 10 to 20 thousand years ago there was indeed a huge rapid temperature drop. It may not have happened the way the movie depicts, but so what? The cast is good and the special effects are great. The pace is a bit rapid, but then weather needs some pacing in order to stay interesting. I would have liked to have seen more scenes from Europe and Asia, but the NYC stuff was spectacular. The Russian freighter drifting down Fifth Avenue was quite memorable as was the depiction of flash freezing fuel lines on British Royal Airforce Helicopters. Highly recommend this movie for anyone even remotely interested in climate and weather and smart hot high school coeds.