Review of Deep Impact (1998) by Leah L — 27 Feb 2011
I bought some "For Your Consideration" videotapes of at a yard sale two years ago. This film, known as "Deep Impact" is one of them. I just watched this for the first time this morning and I was impressed. This very film here is one of the better disaster movies I have seen.
The film tells of a boy named Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood) who discovers a comet that is headed toward Earth. This comet here is as big as New York City and will destroy the Earth if it makes an impact with us. At the same time, a young reporter named Jenny Learner (Tea Leoni) and the President of the United States (Morgan Freeman) must help the people of the Earth help prepare for the collision.
Many disaster movies these tend to be pointless, yet still fun to watch. This one has a very nice plot set up to it and feature emotion. Something we don't see much in this genre. The performances in this film are really great.
The first half is really great and edge-of-your-seat. After the first hour, the film begins to suffer from three major plot holes. But the effects and story make up for that.
I did not know anything about this movie and it was quite a surprise. This makes "2012" and "The Day After Tomorrow" look like school plays. See it if you haven't!
"Biggest story in history? What an ego.".
This review of Deep Impact (1998) was written by Leah L on 27 Feb 2011.
Deep Impact has generally received mixed reviews.
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