Vince Varia-the film's hair stylist. A name to forget. This is the person responsible for almost ruining a good film, because this was unquestionably the worst hair styling ever in any film. Most of us don't care that much about such trivialities, but when characters go through storms, floods, fires, and more, without so much as a hair out of place, it becomes too obvious not to notice even by the most casual observer.
The film had a lot of assets. It does indeed involve the usual asteroid attack upon Earth, so story and characters are essential to making it worthwhile.
And the story and characters do work. The actors are almost good enough to make us forget they don't have a hair out of place, but no one is that good, sorry.
We can accept the extras in the background wanting to look good for their small pay, so they won't be embarrassed. We can easily overlook that, and even expect it. But for main characters to do so in the forefront make this otherwise good film a farce.
In addition, there is way too much overkill. Okay, we have to serialize it some, and make disaster after disaster, threatening situation after threatening situation, and for a while it is well written, but eventually the writing goes way overboard, and we just stop caring. It is impossible to watch this in one sitting all the way through unless you are on drugs. It is just too ridiculous, and again a farce.
However, the performances are convincing, and overall it is well written. Someone just got carried away. Put a leash on that collar. This actually sounds better than it looks (obviously the fault of Varia, who no sane director will ever use again).
The film had a lot of assets. It does indeed involve the usual asteroid attack upon Earth, so story and characters are essential to making it worthwhile.
And the story and characters do work. The actors are almost good enough to make us forget they don't have a hair out of place, but no one is that good, sorry.
We can accept the extras in the background wanting to look good for their small pay, so they won't be embarrassed. We can easily overlook that, and even expect it. But for main characters to do so in the forefront make this otherwise good film a farce.
In addition, there is way too much overkill. Okay, we have to serialize it some, and make disaster after disaster, threatening situation after threatening situation, and for a while it is well written, but eventually the writing goes way overboard, and we just stop caring. It is impossible to watch this in one sitting all the way through unless you are on drugs. It is just too ridiculous, and again a farce.
However, the performances are convincing, and overall it is well written. Someone just got carried away. Put a leash on that collar. This actually sounds better than it looks (obviously the fault of Varia, who no sane director will ever use again).
