Dir: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum
Synopsis: A climatologist is has to battle the elements to save his son in this apocalyptic sci-fi flick that sees the world suffer from abrupt climate changes - from floods and tornadoes, to an 'ice age' which engulfs the whole Northern hemisphere.
Verdict: The Day After Tomorrow is one of those films that, eight years later, is still an enjoyable film to sit and watch when it rears its head on TV. It follows a similar pattern to most of Emmerich's films: namely the destruction of New York or the world as we know it. But these are the films that draw audiences, with big budgets, big names, and big special effects, you can forget the scientific inaccuracies that are presented to you and let your mind turn off.
Quaid's climatologist, who discovers that global warming has triggered a runaway climatological apocalypse, is faced with traversing an Arctic tundra in North America to rescue his son (Gyllenhaal) in New York, which has been destroyed for the umpteenth time in Hollywood's long history by a giant wall of water before turning into an ice cube. Both play their parts well; the workaholic dad who doesn't have enough time for his geeky son who proves himself to be following in dads footsteps.
The main stand out feature of the film though, like Independence Day, Godzilla, and 2012, is the special effects used throughout -from a tornado ripping through Hollywood, to the giant freezing snowstorm that covers most of the Northern hemisphere.
The film, shown yesterday (Sunday 13/5/12, E4) is one of those pleasant ways to end a weekend and, being shown in spring, reminds us that despite our grumblings about the British weather - it's always worse in Hollywood.
I love this film. x
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