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I must admit I am a sucker for doomsday type movies, so I eagerly awaited The Day After Tomorrow's arrival on DVD. The movie certainly delivered in terms of big special effects and action. The concept is a good one--that global warming finally causes catastrophic weather change. Unfortunately, attempts to "Hollywoodize" that concept resulted in a movie that is quite unbelievable from a variety of perspectives (physics being the most obvious). This makes it difficult to connect with the characters and really get pulled into their plight.

Overall, worth a rental if you like this kind of thing. Movies like Deep Impact and On The Beach do it much better though.

If you liked My Big Fat Greek Wedding, then you will _love_ Bend It Like Beckham. MBFGW was an excellent movie in its own right, but Bend It Like Beckham has so much more. Two excellent storylines are woven together seamlessly to make for a fast-paced feel-good film. The two lead actors (Nagra and Knightly) are great, as are all of the supporting characters. Brilliantly funny without being stupid, an excellent soundtrack, and great editing make for one of the best films of the year.

This movie wasn't as bad as some of the other comments suggest. OK, so it isn't a masterpiece, but Ashley Judd does do a fairly good job in her role as Joanna. I also liked Ewan McGregor as The Eye.

Where this film falls very flat is in the writing. The whole movie seems to ramble on to an "ending" which isn't really. Might be worth a rental for die-hard Judd fans, but otherwise, I would avoid this one.