More like The Crappening

Rating: 2/10 (16 June 2008)

The previews, rated R hype and actor appearances on talk shows really made me want to see this film, I was actually excited.
I couldn't have been more disappointed. The acting was terrible by absolutely everyone involved in the film (big or small roles); Mark simply cannot play a good guy in this context. I love Zooey, but she was on something in this film - like she was doing interpretive improv in the theme of a space cadet. Maggie Gyllenhaal or Kate Beckinsale would have been a far better choice for Alma and any actor in the world would have been better than Leguizamo.
The premise and resulting story could have been so great for this, as unusual as it was. The scene when they are trying to outrun the wind actually had several of us in the theater laughing out loud. They abandoned the crazy, nursery, hippie guy too early, he should have been more involved in the plot. Also, at no time did anyone suggest heading for a "concrete jungle" which I believe would be paramount to this plot. The film was shot at in the farmlands to a miserable degree and should have included some alternate shots or even side-stories in the city areas. Mark pointing out the fact that the two major outbreaks started in parks hurt to watch, as if anyone at that point hadn't figured the entire movie out.
Ultimately, the supposedly R-rated scenes are OK to watch and would be worth it to see when it comes out on video - don't waste your time seeing it in the theater.