Nice robust film (if you can forgive some of the facts)

Rating: 8/10 (4 June 2004)

After being let down by another CGI film this year (troy.. spent $175m on effects and $175 on script) I was happily surprise to see this film. OK the premise that the Atlantic conveyer stops. (its already slowed by 50% in the last 40 odd year) is a real one, and some of the changes that happen in the film are a little quick and over the top, that aside it develops the charters well. You start to feel for them by half way in to the film. The Script has some intelligent lines and you fell it could be real situations.
Denis Quid plays a good lead role and a lot of scenes remind me of some of Harrison Fords better roles (May be a role for Airforce One part 2).The CGI is good and due to all the snow, makes it quiet believable, (with the exception of the effects of freezing helicopters and skyscrapers) the CGI is close to real life.
Though the facts are well over starched, you watch feeling that it is possible and get in to the film. I would recommend to go with an open mind, sit down and just enjoy a well put together film and forget any over the top storms. Finally, I hope it does make some people think about what we are doing to our planet.