May Contain Spoilers. Unlike some reviewers (RoboSlater) who happily bad-mouth movies they clearly didn't watch here's a review from a genuine movie fan who watched and greatly enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow.
A great cast headed by Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhall give a solid heart to the movie, and unlike other disaster movies where you find yourself not really caring here you are rooting for them all the way.
The film digresses from the usual Hollywood approach where the Yanks save the day. The day cannot really be saved, and in contrast the American President is taken to task for not listening sooner. Countless lives are lost because of his failure and I found this a nicely ironic touch mirroring the current US political situation and adding to the drama.
Another reviewer seems to think an America without a Good President to act as moral compass is unbelievable - when we all know it's become de rigeur.
This apparrently professional reviewer also apparrently wasn't paying attention to the movie, as he criticises Quaid's character - "When tornados hit Hollywood and start ripping up other cities instantaneously, he still lets his moody high-school-age son (Jake Gyllenhaal) go to New York on a school outing." This isn't the case at all - we've already seen Jake on the plane before the tornados hit and that is the first clue that Quaid's predictions of climate change may actually be occurring much sooner than he ever thought possible.
The troubled father-son relationship is in fact well played throughout, and Jake's character develops nicely. Quaid is charming as ever.
The Special Effects are amazing - of course there are many set-pieces and they all just took my breath away, yet you are never too far removed from the human drama.
OK, bottom line this is a popcorn movie, a little cheesy in places, perhaps a bit contrived, but come on what did you expect? What I will say it's just not your run-of-the-mill Hollywood popcorn movie, and I guarantee you will be entertained.
Ignore the negative reviews from those who weren't paying attention, go see this film Tomorrow, because who knows what will happen after that!
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