A mass pigeon suicide disrupts Trafalgar
Square, a wayward space shuttle lands in
downtown Los Angeles, a fierce lightning
storm obliterates the Roman Coliseum
and microwave radiation melts the
Golden Gate Bridge, all because the
Earths core mysteriously has stopped
spinning! So the obvious solution is to
build a $50 million indestructible metallic
Tootsie Roll (quaintly named Virgil) with
the extra cash and resources the United
States has lying around, have a motley
crew of scientists fly it to the center of the
Earth and use ultrasonic turbo blasters to
jump start the planet. No problem. This
cinematic tabloid with a ridiculously
implausible plot, highly idealized
scenarios and mediocre special effects
by director Jon Amiel is an adequate thrill
ride for a Saturday night.