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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... 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 temperature of the world's oceans causes deadly storms and sets a new Ice Age in motion, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) must race from Washington D.C. to save his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), in the subzero climes of New York City. Elsewhere, tornadoes and hail menace the globe, leading to international disasters on an extraordinary level. Emmerich, who has proven to be a master of big-budget cinematic destruction on numerous occasions, aims to outdo himself with THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. Here entire cities are ripped apart, flooded, and/or frozen, adding up to one of the biggest disaster movies ever filmed. Although astonishingly rendered special effects rule the movie, adept actors such as Quaid and Gyllenhaal (along with Sela Ward, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, and others) turn in solid performances that help to balance out the meteorological mayhem. Surprisingly, Emmerich also uses the film as a vehicle for clever moments of social and political commentary, making THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW admirably smarter and considerably more entertaining than typical Hollywood blockbusters. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Ian Holm

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Kenneth Welsh, Austin Nichols, Jay O. Sanders, Perry King, Nestor Serrano, Adrian Lester, Sheila McCarthy, Glenn Plummer, Tamlyn Tomita

Director: Roland Emmerich

Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Roland Emmerich
Producer: Ute Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Kelly Van Horn
Composer: Harald Kloser
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Un film absolument ridicule.

Full Review Source: EnPrimeur.ca | comment Comment
05/31/04
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

As for our friends to the north in Canada, "They're quite screwed," said the President. "Think of it as Mother Nature's 'thank you' for William Shatner."

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
05/31/04
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

More of a disaster as a film than entertaining or informative.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/30/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Gives new meaning to the phrase "disaster" movie.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
05/30/04
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

The plot contrivances on display are so silly that the theme is hard to take seriously on any rational level.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
05/30/04
George Wu
George Wu
culturevulture.net

The Day After Tomorrow is enjoyable in its junky way.

Full Review Source: Movie Poop Shoot | comment Comment
05/30/04
D.K. Holm
D.K. Holm
Movie Poop Shoot

A pretty good disaster movie despite some silliness and lapses in logic.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
05/30/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

You expect great spectacle, you don't expect smart dialogue and scientific believability. In that sense, the film doesn't disappoint.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
05/29/04
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Most of the movie is spent watching Jack Gyllenhaal shiver ominously next to Steve Urkel.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
05/29/04
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

Besides being an exciting and suspenseful movie, 'The Day After Tomorrow' should be a wake-up call for us all.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment 2 Comments
05/29/04
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
05/29/04
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A big, dumb movie, another Hollywood entertainment that, instead of tweaking and teasing our brains for fun, leaves us feeling thick and stupid.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
05/29/04
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

This film is the worst that it can be.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
05/29/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

The real star here is some excellent computer-generated effects that actually look real.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/29/04
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

A popcorn movie that turns into an eat-your-vegetables movie.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
05/28/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Sua fragilidade narrativa pouco significa frente à boa causa que representa. Além disso, é sempre divertido ver (nas telas) ondas gigantes cobrindo uma metrópole, não é mesmo?

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
05/28/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

The only earthquake you'll feel is the natural sensurround of people snoring in their seats and then again as people run for the exits

Full Review Source: Hot Button | comment Comment
05/28/04
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

[It] delivers Emmerich's two trademarks, spectacularly cool special-effects shots and hilariously overwrought disaster-movie dialogue.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
05/28/04
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

It's the Weather Channel on steroids.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/28/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

The Day After Tomorrow isn't just bad, it's Godzilla bad, on a par with Emmerich's previous cinematic low point.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
05/28/04
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
 
 
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