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The day when the Earth is threaten by a spectacular asteroid, so the American have to particular in a team to protect their planet. How can they deal with this problem?
The all-star cast can only do so much to liven up the proceedings, with director Ronald Neame gradually losing tension as the film drags out the obvious for far too long.
A grab-the-money-and-run disaster opus with a slumming Connery and Wood ludicrious as a Russian scientist. Too bad the set wasn't hit by a giant falling space rock.
January 19, 2003
Film4
The presence of a star (Connery), a great actor (Howard) and Fonda doing his turn as the US president add no credibility to an old-fashioned concept.
The suspense is sludgy and the character development nil; even the inadvertent comedy is spotty. The spectacle of Manhattan's demolition is interesting enough, but there's a lot of time-killing before the city actually goes up in flames.
May 09, 2005
Empire Magazine
If you're ever asked just how bad the disaster movie could get, this is the answer.