THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW (DVD)

Director: Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Patriot, The 13th Floor)
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum

Not since "Chaos Theory" led Dinosaurs to eat people in Jurassic Park have I seen Hollywood so massively mess up its science. Actually, this film's take on the Atlantic current's effect on global client far outstrips the scientific bullshit in JP. You see, according to The Day After Tomorrow global warming is going to cause a massive week-long storm that will wipe out the northern hemisphere any day now. Okay, so the science is hokey, that can be excusable - Jurassic Park was a rather wonderful film. This, however, is not. In fact, it's just plain insipid. Other than a few cool scenes where Los Angeles and New York get wiped out (by the climate? Yep.), the rest of the film has a "sort of watchable while I do my laundry" vibe to it.

Standouts: It was neat watching cities get pummeled. That's about it.
Blowouts: The script was awful. Hollywood at its worst.

Grade: C-