The Day After Tomorrow is the latest blockbuster from Roland Emmerich. While this doesn’t depart too far from his formula of blowing up historic landmarks and making vague patriotic statements, it manages to keep a solemn enough mood to at least make a stab at being a serious thriller. The science still sounds like gibberish, but the cast (including Dennis Quaid and Ian Holm) keep an admirably straight face and the effects are terrific.

While the product placement isn’t as obvious as in I Robot, there’s a particularly jarring scene involving a televised football game which has to be seen to be believed. And the old disaster movie cliche of the seriously ill child lives on here, although minus an accompanying singing nun. Regardless, it’s much better than I expected.
Mild Peril Rating:

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