Product: Polar Storm (2009)
Rating: 1.0
An implausible story, awful SFX, and poor acting; sci-fi fans stay away!
During 2009 a boom in science fiction flicks took place (including several made for TV), but in terms of quality there is a clear divide. There were a handful of excellent productions such asDistrict 9,Avatar, Moon andStar Trek; others were just acceptable such asSurrogatesandTerminator Salvation;2012barely stands in the middle thanks to its superb SFX, but the rest of the crop is deplorable, and Polar Storm unquestionably belongs to the poor crop, which among others includeImpact,Meteor,2012: Supernova, Meteor Apocalypse, Virtuality, and Ice Twisters.Disguise as science fiction, Polar Storm is actually fantasy, as the scriptwriter violated the laws of physics at will, and scientific extrapolation is completely out of any rational bounds. Clearly this a low budget film, but please, the special effects are so simple and unrealistic that several times they were close to laughable. The plot is simply beyond believe, and the acting is totally mediocre. As with other movies in the poor 2009 crop, I really think that despite a low budget, there is no excuse for making such a lousy movie.Do not waste your time watching this movie, and for sci-fi fans I do recommend you stay away, you will be better off watching any superhero cartoon than this movie.