Leofwine_draca A bizarre amalgamation of disaster and blaxploitation thrillers which never really gels, this uneven adventure story unsurprisingly went straight to video on first release. As a science fiction disaster movie, it offers little of interest; the story behind the asteroid is barely explained and the threat itself limited to some mega-cheesy computer effects of bits of it hitting the earth and destroying various towns. Instead the plot focuses on the hunt for the cult leader by the buddy-buddy teaming of Ice-T and Suzy Amis, keeping things so small scale that the cult consists of about two people - yes, it's got that low a budget. The action sequences are few and far between, which is rather good because they always verge on silliness (this is one of those films where bad guys open fire with a dozen sub machine-guns and still fail to hit the good guys) and are still somehow routinely played out.Playing the role of an unpleasant and violent criminal, Ice-T fits into the role like a glove in a part he seems to have been born to play. His acting is good, if you can call this real acting. Suzy Amis is colourless as the FBI agent and her part largely unwritten; an aimless void at the centre of the movie. The only really good performance is from Mario Van Peebles as the mild-mannered but ruthless cult leader who believes that the asteroid is a message from God, putting in a nicely underplayed turn when he could have easily just been over the top (I'm thinking Basil Wallace as Screwface in MARKED FOR DEATH here). The scientist is played by Linden Ashby - whoever thought of that casting needs to be shot - with slightly less woodenness than your average pine tree. JUDGMENT DAY is a good example of the cheaply-made and unimaginative television-style movies pouring out of America these days; it offers a few minor thrills and interests here and there but fails as a whole through being just too mundane.

whpratt1 It was very hard to sit and view this film, but I decided to see what this Judgement Day film was all about. Poor Ice-T,"Up in Harlem",'04, has to make a living and had no choice but play the role of Matthew Reese, a convict who is given a second chance by Suzy Amis,(Jeanine Tyrell),"Firestorm",'98 who played the role of an FBI Agent. Suzy had no make up, looked very bad in close ups and wore her hair in a pig tail and appeared skinny as a bean pole through out the entire picture; I forgot, she did let her hair down, but not for sex. There was lots of quotations from the Bible, and especially the Book of Revelations, where the earth is suppose to be set on fire and the end of the world occurs. Lots of time wasted on talking about eating in a food joint called the Chicken & Waffles. The entire film was a big waste of time, but if you want to waste time, this is the film for you!

Winfred van de Put (slight spoilers) Judgment Day is not a memorable movie. I like Ice-T, the cult leader is also convincing, the rest of the actors are passable. The well-worn plot (meteor wooshing toward earth, 4 days to rescue the planet, idiots trying to prevent this) offers no surprises, the characters are cardboard, the special effects sparse and not very special. The plot is rather unlikely; apparently an isolated cult leader has information about this meteor before anyone with the exception of the US government (of course); a laid-off scientist is needed in person to turn some switch to launch a totally untested weapon of mass destruction from an abandoned project. Even for an action/disaster movie it is weak. Still some nice action....4/10

VicDawg A direct to video blockbuster involving meteors destroying the planet. Thats where the similarities between Not So Deep Impact, Yawnageddon, and this movie end and actual entertainment begins. The movie moves at an impressive pace with some amiable performances by all (except for an offensively lifeless performance by Amis). And the script actually serves up enough twists to keep the noodle somewhat active. It kind of treats your brain like a computer, occasionally nudging the mouse to get rid of the screen-saver. Mario Van-Peebles is in top form as a religious cult leader welcoming the end of the world.Well worth a rent.