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Deep Impact (1998)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:23
Rotten:27
Average Rating:5.7/10
Synopsis: When it is discovered that an enormous comet is on a collision course with Earth, a handful of Americans make different preparations for the end of the world. While Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood), the... When it is discovered that an enormous comet is on a collision course with Earth, a handful of Americans make different preparations for the end of the world. While Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood), the fourteen-year-old amateur astronomer who discovered the comet, deals with the pangs of first love, an ambitious newswoman (Tea Leoni) attempts to reconcile with her estranged parents. Simultaneously, a former astronaut (Robert Duvall) finds himself in the stars once again in an attempt to prevent the catastrophe from occurring. Mimi Leder (THE PEACEMAKER) directs from a script by Bruce Joel Rubin (GHOST) and Michael Tolkin (THE PLAYER). [More]
Starring: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman
Starring: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski
Director: Mimi Leder
Director: Mimi Leder
Screenwriter: Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown
Composer: James Horner
Reviews for Deep Impact
Disaster movies are trim and exciting or they're nothing, and Deep Impact isn't trim or exciting.
The joy of any catastrophe flick is watching the world that annoys you so much get its due.
Unlike Armageddon, this film possesses a plot. Granted, it is the insipid plot of a made-for-TV miniseries, but at least it is an actual, tangible plot.
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