As mentioned in other reviews it was a bit too long. I think that was really the only flaw to this movie. Of course some scenes were unrealistic but that comes with the territory of being a disaster film. Much better than The Day After Tomorrow from the same director although I also enjoyed that one. You must like cheesy and campy disaster movies to really enjoy this one. I would rank it top 5 at least in disaster movies, maybe even top 3. Great popcorn flick and do not go in expecting an Oscar worthy story line or acting, if you do you are dumb for even buying a ticket in the first place.