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Deep Impact (1998)

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Reviews Counted:50

Fresh:23

Rotten:27

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

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

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Garth Franklin
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06/18/02
Luke Buckmaster
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07/22/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
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a little too melodramatic

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04/24/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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Disaster movies are trim and exciting or they're nothing, and Deep Impact isn't trim or exciting.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 1 Comment
07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
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01/26/06
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12/06/05
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The joy of any catastrophe flick is watching the world that annoys you so much get its due.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Asylum | comment 1 Comment
09/11/05
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Malignant and insensate, it's already too far gone for treatment.

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01/19/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Sin intención artística, el guión logra su objetivo.

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06/06/04
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
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02/02/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

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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08/11/03
Carlo Cavagna
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05/20/03
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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01/10/03
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12/08/02
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