I admit I found the title of this movie very enticing, so even though I was busy with church when the first half aired last Sunday, I was taping it, so I could watch it later. I am glad I did it that way, because even though it started out with much exciting action, and a promising aspect of sprinkles of prophesy here and there, it soon became clear to me that the respected spiritual leader was being used in this case, as in so many other movies, as a mere foil to jab at the church, that although some are sincere, most are madmen or idiots. That this would be the twist as far as the church was concerned was disappointing, to say the least, however, when the secular world is involved, it is not surprising. The action was fair, the special effects really good, and the dialog was pedestrian, to the point of predictability, and yet one could see the production was inspired by the Katrina and Rita Hurricane mess our country has experienced.All in all, I suppose one could say that this movie in and of itself is a sign of the times,and in it's own way gives record to the struggles we find ourselves in at this point in time, although in a very compact and fictitious way.Truthfully, part 1 did leave the audience with a cliffhanger, so even being certain that part 2 would not live up to it's title, I did watch the second half last night, which started after church, and gave me an opportunity to work on my rug while the show was on.It is just as well I had something else to do while I watched.Part 2 was even less exciting than part 1, unless, of course, the experience of seeing tons of paper blowing down the street, while people run and scream in the wind gets your blood boiling. It does nothing for me.All I could think of, was what a waste of paper!
On the upside, Randy Quaid turned in a stellar performance as one of the storm chasers,and his new found affection for his cute little side-kick sort of made you glad the world didn't end after all!
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