I went to see this movie a few weeks ago with Rick.  We decided it was a "stupid movie" afternoon — that is to say, an afternoon during which one does not wish to think or consider anything beyond what one is eating and drinking at that moment.  We decided The Day After Tomorrow looked mindless enough, while including plenty of death and destruction, to satisfy our requirements.

Void of any decent plot, character development and engaging dialog, we weren't disappointed by this movie's ability to overestimate itself.  Taking itself far too seriously, the laughably preposterous science used in an attempt to mask the absence of these other movie essentials makes the whole thing seem so entirely unconvincing.  At no time did I experience "suspension of disbelief," the state of mind necessary to be fully engaged by a movie, so I was therefore left to wallow in agony as I watched the actors as actors, listed to the dialog as a screenplay, saw the special effects as a question of what platform it was put together on, and far too many "I knew that was going to happen" moments.

It's predictable, mind-numbingly tedious, scientifically groundless, politically transparent, and bills itself as a movie with far more excitement to offer than it really has.  This movie has very little death and destruction and a whole lot of nauseating and unnecessary drama.

I don't hate it because there's not enough content to hate.  I wouldn't not recommend seeing it in the theater just to see the destruction on the big screen, although I won't fail to admit that I think it was a waste of money.

Am I sorry I went and saw it?  Absolutely not.  It was a wonderful afternoon with Rick, someone with whom you know I don't mind spending time.  Were there much better things we could have been doing with our time?  Unquestionably.

So, to summarize my review of The Day After Tomorrow, whatever.