But was I entertained? - yeah OK

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 2004)

So much could have been done with this. So little actually was. I guess what I expected was something a leetle beet more scientific and with better special effects, or use thereof. Instead it was like watching an Irwin Allen flick with all of these little dramas going on - none of which is all that interesting to start with. Mr. Quaid is wasted here but does a believable job. Part of the problem there is that none of the personalities are sketched beyond a rough draft. Walking talking cliches. I lived with them before in movies and had a good time - ho hum - I'll do it again.
Ok, let me rip into those special effects. Some are quite good. One is even impressive. But the weather scenes in LA? Sometimes, boys, less is more. They may wish to consider that. Oh, they may even wish to consult a Meteorology 101 class as well. And those animals effects. After this scene I realized I was watching 'Airport' or 'The Towering Inferno' with ice. So, I geared down my expectations. I geared way down when I saw the VP clone. >winkie<
If it was not for Mr. Quaid there would be no acting in this film.
Virtually every unlikely yet plausible cliche occurs in this. We found more than a handful of obvious unresolved issues and paradoxes with reality. So, overall the story isn't even that good.
But an unusual thing happened. I watched this whole movie - the time went quickly - and I had to admit it wasn't a complete waste. This movie could have been so much better. The hype seems to suggest one thing, but the movie isn't a blueprint for world destruction. It's 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea' on the rocks. The paranoid side of me thinks that this is a government plant designed to make us sensitive to the potential of the issue of global warming.
I give it a 7. It was OK for what it was. It is a shame for what it wasn't. Most people should enjoy it on some level.