An all-star ensemble cast gathers 'round to witness the implosion of Earth as we know it in this Roland Emmerich-helmed disaster flick.
In the trailer's opening, we see John Cusack mocking the alleged and pending end of the world as he's driving his kids through a canyon. Minutes later we see 18-wheeler-sized meteors start to land all around his family's RV. Floor it!
The next few scenes show survivors of the apocalypse banding together, and cataclysmic damage to monuments around the world. Ooops, there goes the Vatican. Yikes, bridges are buckling in on themselves. Gotta say the special effects are jaw-dropping, with the best one saved for last: A ginormous freighter rolls in on a tidal wave and lands right on top of the White House. Hate when that happens ...
As for the stars, who knows why this film bothered having people in it -- in the end, aren't a lot of moviegoers gonna line up just to see the world caving in on itself in spectacular fashion?
Release date: Nov. 13 ... if the world hasn't come to an end by then.
Chance of box office success: Pretty good -- this is effects-laden stuff coming from the guy who brought us Independence Day. Get in line now. Its only other competition that week is a family film, albeit from Wes Anderson, but still.
Should you see it?: Yes, if only to revel in the effects on the big screen, where they were meant to be seen.
As part of the Inwood's Living Room Series, the theater is showing Closer, the London-set drama starring Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Julia Roberts as couples dealing with modern-day entanglements. The movie plays out like an opera, so it's only fitting that Dallas Opera has a hand in the event. 7:30 p.m. Inwood Theatre, 5458 W. Lovers Lane. Free. RSVP requested; call 214-443-1044.
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Sun Club presents Disco Workout, featuring dance music from "the '70s and beyond," at 10 p.m. at Hailey's, 122 Mulberry St., Denton. No cover. haileysclub.com.
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