Customer Reviews
pointless - By: martin thomas, 07 Jun 2008 
roland emmerich has crawed up his back side since makin godzilla & spurned out drivel like this since.this is pointless rubbish that has some good effects in it
even Turner dosnt like it - By: Adam Oliver, 20 May 2008 This film is so stooopid its sily & wrong im gonna tell my mummy & my daddy & russell hoyle just how much this film reallly smells this film is stinky even Russells glasses couldn't handle it & Turners tennis shoes ran a mile.
Hilarious! - By: Paranoid, 09 Apr 2008 An attempt at a big budget, zeitgeist film that'll have `em queuing around the block.
I can just imagine the production meetings:
"Hey, I've got an idea. A disaster movie about man made global warming."
"But how do we pad the middle out with exiting stuff?"
"I know, let's get some wolves to chase some kids."
"Wolves, in New York when it's alll under water?"
"Hmmm, hang on... I've got it! We'll have the wolves caged up on a ship that's floated into Manhattan."
"Why are the kids on the ship?"
"To get some prescription drugs. Everyone knows ships are full of prescription drugs!"
"Errrr, ok...but if the wolves are caged, why are they running about?"
"But the ships deserted because of the global warming, the wolves have got out by themselves.."
"...ok....."
I'm not exaggerating. This actuallly happens in the film just to provide some "Hollywood" diversion, just in case the tabloid audience were getting bored!
And at the end, we get the PC message: it's not too late to stop this if we just DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Utter garbage.
ace! - By: Ms. F. I. Macdonald, 27 Mar 2008 
an excellent achievement!i watched this with my family on a saturday night & it gripped me so much that i was actuallly freezing by the middle & needed extra blankets!(you'll understand if you see the film) i'd reallly recommend this, the only reason i didnt give it 5 stars was because it lasted for a reallly long time & i dont like reallly long films!!
questionnable but exciting thriller - By: Stampy, 19 Mar 2008 Dennis Quaid (Any given Sunday) stars as Jack Halll, a scientist who discovers that the world is becoming even more vulnerable to global warming & as the weather takes dramatic turns over the world, he is in a rush against time to think of a solution, & to rescue his son Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) from New York.
The whole ideology about global warming becoming as devastating as this has been questioned by many critics, I for one was a bit unsure that the world could suffer as badly as this. However this 2004 disaster film does hit on a fair enough point.
The film basis itself on an idea focused upon in today's media but doesn't reallly dive deep within the causes of global warming, its more of a case of its happening so deal with it kind of concept. The film also runs on a few somewhat corny conventions such as saving the day & love.
Also it is slightly confusing as a lot of cast is talking in specific scientist lexis for majority of the time. There are also too many characters to focus upon & not enough consistency regarding their personal issues.
Despite these flaws, it is still a remarkable film. Its fast & tense throughout with great CGI & the acting & characters are acceptable enough to carry the film right to the very end where some viewers might feel slightly let down because it is a bit of an anticlimax. Many scenes are exciting & grab & surprise you.
The plot is fairly consistent & focuses on the family who alll have their own personal issues to revolve which are good little sub stories. Many scenes are quite dramatic especiallly with the water & the wolves later on.
The use of the library was reallly significant & effective but most importantly claustrophobic. The settings were well established.
The film is perhaps one of the best disaster films ever directed & justifies the genre beautifully.
watch it any day of the week
