I watch Sci-Fi Channel's made for TV films finding them funnier than sitcoms. Sometimes though I get very, very mad. This movie falls in the invoking rage file. I chopped this critiquing way down; this has no redeeming value. I have lots to find fault with this malarkey. Yes, flinging out major spoilers in the effort of saving others considering viewing this sci-fi disaster wind bag:
Opening scene those who potentially could have been this film's best characters--including a moppet who didn't pluck my nerves two seconds exposure. Killed in plane crash.
Biggest rip-off from recently debuted Cloverfiled: Ouch, portion of Statue of Liberty's broken off. It's the film's special effects highlight for which I'm rating NYC: Tornado Terror a 1. Sadly on its heels, the sucky journey in tunnels subplot. Groan inducing, present at film's coolest FX extravaganza, blonde tunnel gal in shorts--last 4 minutes of movie it's made clear to me she's niece of female protagonist. For God's sake, more than rarely, a main character expressing concern for a stranger in place of a friend or relative????
I was shocked learning in another user's comment the actress in the Cassie role had played DS9's Ezri Dax. While I had wished Ezri & Jadzia had regularly shared screen time, I don't care if Mr. & Ms. Lawrence lived or died. Dying by lightning bolt, wind, one or both, get them off my screen. This couple had wan-dumb-full chemistry; a physically attractive a waste of time.
Film collaborators picked up on comprising cast overrun by fashion models, the damaged Lady Liberty concepts, why couldn't they picked up avoiding dabbling too much in scientific explanations from Cloverfield? The screenplay's off the wall in terms of science. There are long scenes involving Cassie explaining what caused the phenomena. I wished to run in the room covering the gal's mouth yelling, "Shut up, just shut up!" Earth's weather turning to that of Jupiter! CGI slapped together: Lightning strikes and falling debris occurred simultaneously but not briefest shadow for falling rubble against walls of buildings lit as if in daylight. Lights Spheres changing only in area of size and floating from wall to wall, hovering in air. Here's the ultimate joke: Cassie encounters frozen dead. Very next, scene fleet of Totos, as in shape as their walkers, whisked off to heavenly dog house--leaving frozen leashes. Where's frozen doggy corpses?
Most fortunate those the script elected to die in this idiocy as fatal as humans & dogs standing in a tornado wind.
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