For some reason the '90's had a plethora of disaster films. There was Twister, which had giant tornadoes running about. There was Volcano, which had, as you have probably guessed, a volcano in it. And then there were the two or three movies that had to do with giant space rocks hitting the Earth at a high rate of speed. Deep Impact falls into that category. That last pun was more or less unintended.
Anyway. A reporter finds out that the government is hiding something from the public. Turns out a rather large chunk o' rock is headed straight for Earth, and there's not much we can do about it. Plot is as cheerful as one would expect from an end of the world movie. Lots of crying and running about in the streets looking sad. The acting is okay, and the special effects are okay.
The whole movie is basically just...blah. Not bad, not good, just stuck somewhere in the middle. And a depressing movie to boot.
If you want a better "death asteroids hit the planet" movie, go see Armageddon. There are at least some funny bits in it.
Or you could also see Asteroids, which is so god-awful that it's funny.
Anyway. A reporter finds out that the government is hiding something from the public. Turns out a rather large chunk o' rock is headed straight for Earth, and there's not much we can do about it. Plot is as cheerful as one would expect from an end of the world movie. Lots of crying and running about in the streets looking sad. The acting is okay, and the special effects are okay.
The whole movie is basically just...blah. Not bad, not good, just stuck somewhere in the middle. And a depressing movie to boot.
If you want a better "death asteroids hit the planet" movie, go see Armageddon. There are at least some funny bits in it.
Or you could also see Asteroids, which is so god-awful that it's funny.