"The Day after Tomorrow is junk, but it's not a rip-off. Emmerich sincerely wants to entertain you, which is more than you can say for most of his Hollywood peers."
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06/04/04
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
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Reviews Counted:203
Fresh:91
Rotten:112
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: A ludicrous popcorn flick filled with clunky dialogues, but spectacular visuals save it from being a total disaster.
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: With THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, director Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA) trades evil aliens and radioactive lizards in for some seriously bad weather. When a radical change in the... [More]
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Ian Holm
Director: Roland Emmerich
Reviews for The Day After Tomorrow
61 - 80 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The frequently stunning sights and sounds temper its lack of intellect. If Al Gore thinks this film is going to convert millions, let’s not melt Mr. Freeze’s fantasy.
06/04/04
An exceptionally stupid movie.
06/04/04
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06/04/04
For all of its dire premonitions, foreshadowings of horror and easy targets for Jay Leno jokes, The Day After Tomorrow is eye-poppingly awesome and wonderfully entertaining.
06/03/04
...stupider than Twister!
06/02/04
The next step is a movie that is all destruction and extras being bludgeoned, buried, drowned, frozen, or eaten by wolves without recourse to any pesky screenplay.
06/02/04
...a long-winded and loopy meteorology mishap. It’s too bad that this global gloom session couldn’t sweep away any sooner than its two-hour running time
06/02/04
Could have benefited from the presence of, say, Ralph Macchio, Kobe Bryant, Clay Aiken or Michael Jackson as a singing priest.
06/02/04
The first 20 minutes are painful, but what's a disaster movie without cliches?
06/02/04
Liberal? Hysterical? Preposterous? What's not to like?
06/01/04
It may not be a great movie, or even an outstanding disaster popcorn flick - but its heart is in the right place
06/01/04
The cast is able to literally outrun the destructive power of the cold, but they can’t survive the killing wave of contrivances and disaster cliches.
06/01/04
A torrent of clichés inundates audiences in this ecological-environmental disaster feature, which has as much scientific authenticity as an old Flash Gordon serial.
06/01/04
It fulfills its summer air-conditioning duties with flippant ease, and its enjoyably cloddish attempts at political relevance add a fascinating layer of incongruity.
06/01/04
The Day After Tomorrow starts out with a special effects bang, but then grinds to a halt for the final hour.
06/01/04
...brisk pacing and an upbeat tone keep viewers engaged even as the thrills subside.
06/01/04
The good news is, it's no Godzilla. Fine, that doesn't mean much, but it's also a better realized disaster film than ID4 or the putrescent Armageddon.
06/01/04
The late Irwin Allen is beaming down from on high.
05/31/04
Where's Yukon Cornelius when you need him?
05/31/04
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