Day After Tomorrow

Just got back from seeing The Day After Tomorrow, so I figured I would post a quick review. A couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail saying the Bush administration didn't want people to see this movie. I see why. One of the first scenes in the movie is of an environmental conference where the Vice-President (a real close likeness of Mr. Cheney) said that global warming was overblown and the economy was the only thing that mattered. Sound familiar? We have all been handed the same line since the Reagan administration. As I'm sure most of you have seen in previews this movie is about a new ice age that comes up overnight (literally). Kind of a scary thought that it could happen like that.

On the whole I thought that the story was really heavy handed, but to make the point that our planet is so very fragile, the story has to be. It definitely scared me to think that everything can change overnight.

As for the usual movie stuff, the story was somewhat slow and not what was promised in previews. But when are they ever? The real draw here (besides the message), is the special effects. The scene of a wall of water 100 feet high descending on New York City was amazing. The acting was passable at best, not much in the way of emotions or depth, but this was not a movie you go to for great acting.

Overall, it was a decent movie with a good message but you could wait for video, that way you can skip the slow spots.

One little thing I did like is a minor character was an atheist like me. It was nice to see that put in there without being a putdown.