Contains Major Spoilers, on the off chance you would actually care about the story line.
OK, we have storms that destroy a city and a computer hacker who clobbers the power grid.
Predictable schlock from the start, and if that weren't enough, the 5 second action bumps between the movie and the commercials kill what little suspense there might have been. For example: will they make it to the airport in time? Things look dim as we go to a commercial and the action shot before the ad shows them bouncing around inside the plane! Well, I guess they're gonna make it after all but then again, they had to because they're good guys.
The acting wasn't any too impressive (exception and welcome relief: Randy Quaid as Tornado Tommy) , the effects were kinda lame, the bad guys got it, and the good guys came through. The real disaster of this movie was the script, especially the ending. Not only did they wrap things up happily as quickly as a soap opera given 24 hours notice of a cancellation, but they glorified the hacker as well-intentioned. So he caused a bazillion deaths he meant well. And, of course, an uplifting final TV report about people coming together. Barf. It was everything I expected from the commercials, and I'm glad I wasted my time watching it. It will make great conversation at the lunch table tomorrow.
Is CBS insulting us by making this? Sure but we watched it, didn't we? Did you count many ads there were for home backup generators during this pig?
Here's hoping for the next Plan 9 from Outer Space (which gets better with each viewing). This isn't it.
1 star.
OK, we have storms that destroy a city and a computer hacker who clobbers the power grid.
Predictable schlock from the start, and if that weren't enough, the 5 second action bumps between the movie and the commercials kill what little suspense there might have been. For example: will they make it to the airport in time? Things look dim as we go to a commercial and the action shot before the ad shows them bouncing around inside the plane! Well, I guess they're gonna make it after all but then again, they had to because they're good guys.
The acting wasn't any too impressive (exception and welcome relief: Randy Quaid as Tornado Tommy) , the effects were kinda lame, the bad guys got it, and the good guys came through. The real disaster of this movie was the script, especially the ending. Not only did they wrap things up happily as quickly as a soap opera given 24 hours notice of a cancellation, but they glorified the hacker as well-intentioned. So he caused a bazillion deaths he meant well. And, of course, an uplifting final TV report about people coming together. Barf. It was everything I expected from the commercials, and I'm glad I wasted my time watching it. It will make great conversation at the lunch table tomorrow.
Is CBS insulting us by making this? Sure but we watched it, didn't we? Did you count many ads there were for home backup generators during this pig?
Here's hoping for the next Plan 9 from Outer Space (which gets better with each viewing). This isn't it.
1 star.