The Day After Tomorrow

  • 2004


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Average Rating 2.7/5
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1.5
Fortunately, the films irrepressible dull wittedness helps neutralize any discomfort. Av Club
1.5
On paper, a potentially interesting take on climate change, wrapped around a modern day blockbuster. Den Of Geek
3.0
A classic, big budget studio movie about widespread, dramatic, hand of God destruction and the few hardy characters who, to our satisfaction, improbab .. EW
3.8
It is such a relief to hear the music swell up at the end of a Roland Emmerich movie, its restorative power giving us new hope.Billions of people may .. Rogerebert
2.0
Co writer and director Roland Emmerich gave us an entertaining disaster movie with Independence Day; this one has some of the same ingredients, but th .. Common Sense Media
1.5
Young Larry Fishburne demolishes his role; clad in dookie gold links, bowler hat, and bomber jacket, hes ferociously confident as Jimmy Jump, Whites b .. Austin Chronicle
2.5
Mother Nature is a bitch, but another Ice Age would at least put cliched, sermonizing blockbuster filmmaking like this on deep freeze.
1.5
Refreshing.Yes, in that Big, Dumb Summer Fun way, but not exactly something whose subtle flavors youre meant to savor, or even analyze.
2.5
You can finally say this about the notion that everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it: Well, Roland Emmerich has done so ..
4.5
Its a cheesy A scale budgetB movie blockbuster which not only delivers on spectacle but delivers thevisceral thrills and set pieces that Troyand Van H .. Screen Daily
3.0
Politics aside, this tale of the near instantaneous onset of another ice age caused by global warming is great fun for those of us who enjoy watching ..
1.0
Dont even get me started on the hilarity of the scene where a bunch of people outrun a blast of freezing air and close the doors on it. E Film Critic
3.5
It may not be a great movie, or even an outstanding disaster popcorn flick but its heart is in the right place E Film Critic
3.5
Taken as a resoundingly escapist throwback to the glory days of Irwin Allens signature genre, The Day After Tomorrow is a bona fide disaster...in a go .. E Film Critic
3.8
The Day After Tomorrow isnt satisfying in every way, but in the ways that really matter, its one superior disaster movie.It depicts the sudden onset o .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Arguably Emmerichs best movie to date, this is a summer spectacle with a chilling subtext.
2.0
If this is representative of summer blockbuster filmmaking, the days of practical effects are over. Cinema Blend
2.0
Most of the movie is spent watching Jack Gyllenhaal shiver ominously next to Steve Urkel. Cinema Blend
3.0
I felt that way during this film, which despite an admittedly less exciting second half (where do you go after a spectacular tidal wave washes through .. JoBlo
2.5
Its mindless entertainment, worth checking out on the big screen at a matinee price if you have a couple of hours to kill. Screen Rant
3.0
The Day After Tomorrow deserves praise for rightly identifying the human race as the evil doers who are responsible for the destruction of the good ea .. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
Blizzards, tornados and floods oh, my!...Just a brainless orgy of special effects periodically interrupted by sappy human interest episodes. One Guys Opinion
2.2
Once the facts are delivered by the sober minded scientists the film gets on with the spectacle in the usual formulaic way. Sover
3.1
The Day After Tomorrow, an ode to an apocalyptic endgame of global warming, is an old fashioned disaster film with modern day special effects.Its chee .. ReelViews
2.0
Roland Emmerichs eco conscious disaster picture features breakout performances by the twisters that suck up the Hollywood sign, the killing frost that .. Tv Guide
3.1
Its not a good movie, but it succeeds on so many gut levels that mere goodness doesnt really count. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) declares at a world conference that mankinds wasteful ways will plunge the earth ..
2.0
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) declares at a world conference that mankinds wasteful ways will plunge the earth ..
2.5
After the destruction, the drama flails with an hour still to go. Usa Today
3.1
The picture admittedly recovers for an impressively entertaining and exciting final stretch that ensures it concludes on a satisfying note, with the e .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
This is a spectacular looking film.While this movie provides the kind of dumb fun one expects from a summer movie, it would have been more fun if it w .. Lariat
2.0
Its the little things that are absurd, and that reduce the film from awe inspiring disaster epic to silly special effects showcase. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
This retro disaster flick embraces both the best elements (cool special effects) and worst elements (lame drama) of its 1970s predecessors in a cautio .. News Review
2.0
The only joy in watching this film is in the over the top disaster effects and a series of extremely witty sight gags. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
In short, the film is worth seeing for the special effects but its more enjoyable on a bad movie level than as a big summer blockbuster and true disas .. View London
2.5
All this amounts to a badly wasted opportunity, since global warming is a serious issue that deserves thoughtful treatment. Cs Monitor
3.5
A doomsday thriller pegged to global warming, The Day After Tomorrow delivers enough action and cataclysmic spectacle to compensate for its message la .. Film Journal International ..
2.5
As perversely watchable as some of the movie is, what really hurts is that the filmmakers dont seem to grasp how preposterous it all is. ( Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
A ludicrous and sanctimonious sermon ... I want my two hours back. Internet Reviews
2.5
For all its doomsaying, the movie fails to scare you into being a better citizen of the earth or even a riveted moviegoer. Boston
2.5
The script is an excuse for the effects, which is no surprise, since the disaster movie is rarely about anything else. Mountain X
2.5
http://www.startribune.com Vikings running back Dalvin Cook is practicing on a limited basis as camp begins, this time without the brace supporting hi .. Star Tribune
1.0
You dont ask me a question in my f ing province: Toronto police investigating viral video of racial confrontation at waterfront The video, which shows .. Toronto Star
4.0
Wouldnt it be great if this movie inspired us to take the problem of global warming more seriously.(I know what youre thinking: how can an Ice Age res .. Reel Talk Reviews
4.0
No, this is summer popcorn fare with a great premise and despite all of its qualities that make it a very entertaining two hours, its also pretty stup .. Cinema Crazed
1.0
You can have a pretty good time snickering at itunless, like me, you think theres something to this global warming thing, and you shudder at the irony .. Slate
2.5
It is refreshing in that it does not linger overmuch on sentimental connections, nor on reminding us of what we already know. Eye For Film
3.0
The good news is, its no Godzilla. Fine, that doesnt mean much, but its also a better realized disaster film than ID4 or the putrescent Armageddon. Flim Threet
3.0
Of course all of these gripes are so much blah de blah if you really love disaster movies.Because in terms of spectacle, Tomorrow delivers. Bbc
4.0
What a ride! says Joel Siegal. Totally Cool responds Gene Shalit. It makes me want to throw up to say that theyre kind of right. Slant Magazine
3.0
The picture is most entertaining when it acknowledges the swaggering cheesiness of this tradition. The New York Times
1.9
An environmental cautionary tale and a big budget, special effects laden disaster flick, The Day After Tomorrow takes a potentially thought provoking .. The Movie Boy
3.0
The visuals are absolutely spellbinding.And, true to form in an Emmerich film, everything else about the movie is utterly silly. Bullz-Eye
3.0
Its an action movie, and as long as it focuses on action, its a thrilling ride. Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
The story here isnt exactly deep introspective stuff and the geographically dispersed characters are simply here as vehicles to advance the plot. Hollywood
2.0
Theres none of the adolescent goofiness that ruined Independence Day and Godzilla. Seattle Pi
5.0
This is not to suggest that the cinema hasnt always traded on the entertaining spectacle of material destruction and loss of human life. Standard
1.0
The Special Effects are good, and theyre the only reason I dont give this the lowest rating I can.If the story were a little more intelligent, it woul .. Tony Medley
1.9
It also stinks to high heaven, and enduring this piece of cinematic hokum is akin to eating seven month old Easter Eggs: they may look pretty, but the .. Movie Freak
2.5
Director Roland Emmerich is a master at conveying destruction and disaster on a grand scale. Cnn
3.1
50 foot wave floods New York in unintentionally funny environmental action movie The Day After Tomorrow The Day After Tomorrow isnt quite the disaster .. Spliced Wire
3.1
A disaster movie without the cliches would be like a parade without the beauty queen. Movie Habit
2.5
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.0
The scripts hackneyed dialogue and predictable dramatic situations will be difficult to take seriously even by those who are most sympathetic to the e .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
It looks good, but the rest of this flick will just leave you cold. E Online
3.0
Assisting in whatever success this adventure is able to pull out is an ensemble of sympathetic characters. Varia Gate
2.5
Without a solid emotional foundation, the movie has no where else to go, but downhill. Three Movie Buffs
3.1
The University of Missouri has closed its investigation of Terrence Phillips and did not find enough evidence to support allegations of rape, stalking .. Kansas City
3.1
And the overall message of the film is certainly one worth making. Ross Anthony
3.0
As I often say about films such as THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, we dont go to see them expecting Shakespeare. Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
Trite really isnt doing justice to the degree to which has not a single thought, character, or line of dialogue that hadnt been run into the ground by .. Antagony & Ecstasy
3.8
Though theres a bit too much proselytizing towards the end, I appreciate that Mr. Emmerich didnt pull any punches with the films conclusion. Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
The Day After Tomorrow is a special effects tour de force that is also a cliche filled celebration of the bad, but I wish Emmerich and Nachamanoff had .. Waffle Movies
3.8
This isnt great character drama or anything, but its enough to give a human touch to what might have been just an orgy of special effects. Montreal Film Journal
0.5
The Day After Tomorrow might be a popcorn thriller but the film depicts a horrifying future nevertheless. Solzy At The Movies
2.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
2.5
While weather related disaster movies have never been terribly believable, this one really pushes the envelope. Film Quips Online
1.5
Despite its impressive visual displays in hour one, the film quickly falters in the second half thanks in part to a bland cast stuck in some very sill .. Bowling Green Daily News
3.5
Unfortunately its causes are never truly addressed in this movie (those damn polluting SUVs I tell ya!) but hey, this is a popcorn muncher and Coke sl .. Scifi Movie Page
2.0
Youll be swept away by sights that youll never be able to see on The Weather Channel. Guide Live
3.0
Instead of making this a movie about the environment, Emmerich makes it just a special effects spectacle for the summer movie audience. Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
Nothing about The Day After Tomorrow really engages us except for the computer effects, which are certainly impressive enough, in a Powerpoint present .. Freep
3.0
Not only is this totally unnecessary to the plot, it is shameless sentimentality. From The Balcony
2.5
Beyond the often stunning visuals, I found most of the movie boring, worried it wasnt going to end until at least the day after tomorrow. Movie Metropolis
3.0
In a film about the impending apocalypse, could no one think of anything more inspired than having the characters attacked by rampaging wolves Film Blather
3.0
And on this (cold) front, The Day After Tomorrow certainly delivers.Then again, releasing a disaster film in 2004 that isnt littered with amazing spec .. Future Movies
1.5
a cautionary thriller that delivers its dire warnings with about as much tact and delicacy as Chicken Little... often shamefully entertaining... James Sanford on Film
4.5
Although weak on dialogue, its something to be overlooked and doesnt really impact the film as a whole.
3.0
The story is compelling and plausible enough for non experts. Much like a Jerry Bruckheimer disaster film: lots of CGI to create its images of colossa .. Aisle Seat
3.8
A pretty good disaster movie despite some silliness and lapses in logic. Aisle Seat
2.5
Well either fix the issue to your satisfaction or issue you a full, immediate refund.Just let us know we want you to be happy! Movie Eye
2.5
There is nothing to overcome (no way to stop the storm) the big payoff is to do nothing but wait it out. Wheres the fun in that. TheMovieChicks.com
3.8
Its not really a fun ride, but it is still a good ride, with plenty of pin you to your seat stuff that outweighs its silliness. Mid West Film Journal
1.5
The plot contrivances on display are so silly that the theme is hard to take seriously on any rational level. Vulture
3.0
Still theres some fun to be had although its either slyly subtle or unintentional as theres no real deliberate laughs here. Dark Horizons
1.0
Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Sean William Scott ... Any one of these performers could have provided Emmerichs disaster with the comic relief it so despe .. IGN Movies
2.0
With our beleaguered planet mired in a perpetual bad news funk, what could be cheerier than a good old fashioned disaster flick to remind us that thin .. Review Journal
3.1
Tries to rise above its genre but never ascends above mediocrity. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
1.9
Their cause is a worthy one, but lets be careful not to mistake this goofy movie for science. Seattle Times
0.5
He doesnt seem to notice, even as hes standing outside the UN conference, that its snowing in Delhi. Archive Spectator
1.0
Youre simply an observer of computer generated shit hitting the proverbial fan.For a disaster film to work, it has to be plausible. Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
High strung, melodramatic hogwash steeped in a measure of scientific fact. Emmerich takes it as seriously as he can and his movie, as a result, delive .. Week In Rewind
1.9
Beyond this, however, the movie doesnt have much to say about its characters other than that theyre just routine players in a disaster movielive long .. Cinema Phile
2.0
Roland Emmerichs global warming disaster flick is big, dumb and flat, but hard to really hate. Net Flix
3.0
More than a cubic zirconia but far from a diamond, the film should find as many supporters as it does detractors as it spends at least one week leveli .. Film Jerk
2.5
Theres plenty of material and plenty of opportunity to make a thought provoking movie about our environmental future, but Emmerich goes the convention .. Web Archive
3.0
Its like Deep Impact as made by Michael Moore, and thats a good thing, or a good enough thing. Nicks Flick Picks
3.5
It has drama, it has action, it has pseudo scientific mumbo jumbo, it has bloodthirsty timber wolves, and it has lots and lots of ice. Film Force Ign
3.1
...the most gratifying entertainment in Emmerichs mass marketed filmography, even if...the feel good finale is more cloying than a second set of Olsen .. Premiere Magazine
3.5
But so often its wasted with sloppy storytelling and lazy movie making. The Tyee
3.5
Despite spots which are sappy and unintentionally funny, The Day After Tomorrow does deliver what it promises: a big, wild, bring it on disaster flick Horror
3.1
Im not saying that a date with this picture is all pleasure; but its not all guilt either. My guess is that, waking up the morning after The Day After .. Globe and Mail
3.0
As for our friends to the north in Canada, Theyre quite screwed, said the President. Think of it as Mother Natures thank you for William Shatner. Movie Juice
1.9
Dear Amy: My mother is 89 years old.At 85, she declined to renew her drivers license, acknowledging that it was time she stopped driving. Suburban Chicago News
3.1
Could have benefited from the presence of, say, Ralph Macchio, Kobe Bryant, Clay Aiken or Michael Jackson as a singing priest.
3.7
The real star here is some excellent computer generated effects that actually look real. Apollo Guide
1.5
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2.5
The film weakly trades reliable popcorn action for a story about blossoming young love, puzzling fatherly heroics and overwrought messages on the dang .. Miami Herald
2.0
The Day After Tomorrow failed before the first CGI shot was planned because the script never gave us people whose fates we wanted to know.
3.5
I was sorry when I learned that Michaels, the well known childrens hair cutting salon at Madison Avenue and 90th Street, went out of business recently .. Ny Observer
4.5
The ecological theme is not advanced with any subtlety, but so what The film works with the broad brushstrokes appropriate to a popular entertainment.
4.5
My expectations heading in were to see mass architectural destruction and thats exactly what I got. Movie Views
3.1
it becomes evident that Emmerich is as ill adept at painting personal moments as he is as a maestro at crafting large scale disaster images. Arizona Daily Star
3.5
What good Hall thinks he can do there is a mystery as deep as next weeks weather forecast.In disaster movies, its de rigueur to spice the featured cal .. Style Weekly
2.5
To be perfectly honest, when tornadoes batter Los Angeles and oceanic flooding engulfs New York, its hard not to root for Mother Nature. Lawrence Journal-World
3.0
Each set piece is good, clean apocalyptic fun, and thats what I paid to see. Cinerina
1.3
Popcorn movies can be logically challenged, even a tad daffy at times. Wash Times
0.5
Quite possibly the single stupidest film ever to spring from the mind of writer/director Roland Emmerich.
3.8
Offers some jaw dropping special effects, and some sincere performances that balance the films unlikely premise.
3.0
Emmerichs escapist fantasy is a global catastrophe as thrillingly scary as it is tremendously entertaining. Mixed Reviews
3.5
With trivial subplots, lame character development and silly dialogue, it meanders, but if youre into visual effects, this is a spectacular, eye poppin .. Modamag.com
0.5
The only earthquake youll feel is the natural sensurround of people snoring in their seats and then again as people run for the exits
3.0
may terrify its American viewers into doing something that the British have always enjoyed talking about the weather. Movie Gazette
3.0
The Day after Tomorrow is junk, but its not a rip off. Emmerich sincerely wants to entertain you, which is more than you can say for most of his Holly .. F5 (Wichita, KS)
2.0
The occasion was not the hosting of a World Cup or the Olympic Games. Times Online



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