And a damn good one, in its way, as a piece of mindless entertainment. I saw it Monday afternoon, and came away impressed with the SFX and the "teenage" actors (who had much better scenes and lines than the adults). It's as good as Independence Day (by the same director), and has joined my personal list of of "cult favorites", along with ID4 and Soylent Green. It looks even better when compared to NBC's awful 10.5.

As the credits were rolling, I groaned out loud to learn that the scenario was based on a book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, ferkreisake! I knew, going in, that the "science" was going to be wonky, but, jeez . . .

No wonder NASA circulated that staff memo advising not to make statements! (By the way, no NASA insignia appeared in the film, except for some tiny blue circles on the exterior of the space station which might have been the "swoosh" logo - and the station bore no close resemblance to ISS.)

All that aside, I think to say "The movie is doing harm to humanity" is overreacting just a tad. Pardon my cynicism, but I trust the movie will have no effect whatsoever on the two major human contributions to global warming: corporate greed and consumer apathy. If (to recycle a phrase from the '60s) it raises the consciousness of a few people, that's good.

But I don't think anyone who is undecided about the reality of global warming will now dismiss it because of one silly movie.