If you go into this movie expecting anything other than cheesy acting and a preposterous story the you will be sorely disappointed. If you go in with your brain in neutral then you might just have some fun. Halle Berry brings a little gravitas to her role but Patrick Wilson and John Bradley ham it up for all it's worth. The special effects are pretty good and no one does end of the world stuff like Emmerick does. It has something that a lot of other movies lack, s sense of fun. It knows it's audience and never pretends to be anything other than a popcorn flick.