Judgment Day (2000) Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5.0 stars
Cast: Ice-T, Suzy Amis, Mario Van Peebles, Coolio, Linden Ashby, Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr., Max Gail Written by: William Carson Directed by: John Terlesky Running Time: 90 minutes
An asteroid is on its way towards Earth, and the one man who knows the technology to stop it has been kidnapped by a religious fanatic (Mario Van Peebles) who thinks the upcoming destruction of the planet is God's will. It's up to a rogue FBI agent (Suzy Amis) and a convict (Ice-T) to find him. Sure, it's a direct to video knock off of Armageddon and Deep Impact... but it's really not that bad, with surprisingly good production values for a movie of it's type. The performances are also surprisingly decent.
Director John Terlesky is an actor as well, probably best known for his prominent role as C.J. in 1987's The Allnighter (he also played the Deathstalker in Deathstalker II, whatever that may be). Also, it's good to see Max Gail (from TV's "Barney Miller") again.
Judgment Day is available on DVD from Artisan Home Entertainment. It contains the film enhanced for 16:9 televisions, and includes the trailer, cast and crew information, and "asteroid information". [R]
Reviewed by Chuck Dowling - chuckd21@fdn.com The Jacksonville Film Journal - http://www.jaxfilmjournal.com/
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