Harald loser and Spenser Cohen, and to call the underlying plot convoluted would be an understatement. At one point, Donald Sutherland shows up at an unlikely location, blurts out some helpful information about a government cover up faster than you can say "JFK" and disappears almost as quickly. Beyond that, the cast gets saddled with absurd situations and clunky dialogue, including an alternating structure between those heading into space to save humanity and their relatives (because, hey, it's all about family) fighting to survive while all hell breaks loose back home.
Bradley might be the only one to emerge unscathed from the wreckage, making the most of what's essentially the Jeff who notices that the moon is behaving strangely, with some mysterious force altering its orbit and threatening to destroy the Earth, or large parts of it, in a matter of weeks. (Before anyone thinks the premise recalls that of "Don't Look Up," it is a similar idea, but totally different tone and execution.
Emmerich shares script credit with Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen, and to call the underlying plot convoluted would be an understatement. At one point, Donald Sutherland shows up at an unlikely location, blurts out some helpful information about a government coverup faster than you can say "JFK" and disappears almost as quickly.
Beyond that, the cast gets saddled with absurd situations and clunky dialogue, including an alternating structure between those heading into space to save humanity and their relatives (because, hey, it's all about family) fighting to survive while all hell breaks loose back home.
Bradley might be the only one to emerge unscathed from the wreckage, making the most of what's essentially the Jeff Goldblum role in "Independence Day" as the resourceful outsider (and relatable nerd) who outsmarts all the NASA brainiacs, after having been dismissed as a crackpot.who notices that the moon is behaving strangely, with some mysterious force altering its orbit and threatening to destroy the Earth, or large parts of it, in a matter of weeks. (Before anyone thinks the premise recalls that of "Don't Look Up," it is a similar idea, but totally different tone and execution.
Emmerich shares script credit with Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen, and to call the underlying plot convoluted would be an understatement. At one point, Donald Sutherland shows up at an unlikely location, blurts out some helpful information about a government coverup faster than you can say "JFK" and disappears almost as quickly.
Beyond that, the cast gets saddled with absurd situations and clunky dialogue, including an alternating structure between those heading into space to save humanity and their relatives (because, hey, it's all about family) fighting to survive while all hell breaks loose back home.
Bradley might be the only one to emerge unscathed from the wreckage, making the most of what's essentially the Jeff Goldblum role in "Independence Day" as the resourceful outsider (and relatable nerd) who outsmarts all the NASA brainiacs, after having been dismissed as a crackpot.who notices that the moon is behaving strangely, with some mysterious force altering its orbit and threatening to destroy the Earth, or large parts of it, in a matter of weeks. (Before anyone thinks the premise recalls that of "Don't Look Up," it is a similar idea, but totally different tone and execution.
Emmerich shares script credit with Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen, and to call the underlying plot convoluted would be an understatement. At one point, Donald Sutherland shows up at an unlikely location, blurts out some helpful information about a government coverup faster than you can say "JFK" and disappears almost as quickly.
Beyond that, the cast gets saddled with absurd situations and clunky dialogue, including an alternating structure between those heading into space to save humanity and their relatives (because, hey, it's all about family) fighting to survive while all hell breaks loose back home.
Bradley might be the only one to emerge unscathed from the wreckage, making the most of what's essentially the Jeff Goldblum role in "Independence Day" as the resourceful outsider (and relatable nerd) who outsmarts all the NASA brainiacs, after having been dismissed as a crackpot.
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