Global warming movie is 'more an amusement park than film'

The Day After Tomorrow stars Dennis Quaid stars as climatologist Jack Hall whose warnings of a catastrophic shift in the world’s climate brought about by global warming fall on deaf ears.

Then a number of strange climatic events around the world — snowstorms in India, tornados in Los Angeles and hail the size of sliothars falling in Tokyo — start to change people’s minds.

Despite these rather obvious warning signs, the American government fails to heed Jack’s prediction of a new Ice Age, until New York is submerged in a tidal wave.

As the Big Apple becomes the new Atlantis, only the very tallest buildings manage to keep their heads above water.

Trapped in one of these buildings is Jack’s son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), along with a few of his friends.

And while the rest of America is fleeing south over the Mexican border, Jack heads north to rescue his son.

The Day After Tomorrow is more of an amusement park than a film.

The special effects are amazing. The sight of New York being submerged in water and then snow is worth seeing.

But the film is really let down by a very poor plot.

I like poking holes in the plots of films, but this was too much like shooting fish in a barrel.

The Day After Tomorrow is a fun little ride that shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

Drama, 12.