Deep Impact is an amazing movie with great actors and incredible story

And i have seen a lot's of sci-fi movies. Plenty of plot holes and anyone with healthy brain will see them. It was really awful to watch. There were parts of the movie i enjoyed but were quickly overrun by something bad. Also pacing in this movie is weird. Everything happens in the end of the movie. I recommend to not watch this movie at all

This film tackles the end of the world in the traditional American perspective: a newly discovered comet threatens to destroy the planet and the US leads the crusade to eliminate the threat. Despite the obvious American imperialist propaganda implied here, the film is good, especially for those who enjoy catastrophe movies. His story bears a strong resemblance to "Armageddon" and some scenes remind us of "Independence Day", but there are big differences between these three films. One of the most notable is that this film gives more attention to the characters than to the tragic events. Unfortunately, this makes it a lot slower and monotonous than we might at first glance. There are people who see it as good, others want more action and they will get a little frustrated. I, in particular, have been able to appreciate this more leisurely way, although some scenes are perfectly expendable. The special effects have been quite well made and are grandiose, although they seem a little unbelievable.The characters have been very well developed, much better than most of the films of this genre, which helps a lot to catch the attention of the public. Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski can be particularly touching and, despite their young ages, get a good chemistry together. Even so, there are times when they exaggerated in sentimentality. The rest of the cast (where we can see experienced actors like Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave or Morgan Freeman) has a much more contained and uninteresting record, which is a little surprising. Still, Freeman and Duvall have always been a little better than the rest of their peers, though their characters are relatively minor in the story (we may even think that the talent of the actors has been misused). Tea Leoni was clearly a casting mistake, she never really got her character.

Deep Impact is directed by Mimi Leder and has music by James Horner. The film stars Tea Leoni, Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood, Maximilian Schell, Robert Duvall, Leelee Sobieski, Denise Crosby, Richard Schiff, James Cromwell, Mary McCormack, Ron Eldard, Jon Favreau, Blair Underwood and Vanessa Redgrave.Armageddon which was released the same year, unfairly overshadowed this one. It's a real shame because I'd say Deep Impact is the better film of the two. This film shows the population dealing with the very real possibility of their extinction, the film shows the terror and the sadness and has many characters that you care about.Armageddon is an enjoyable film but never feels believable in the way that Deep Impact does.An asteroid is heading directly towards earth. The size of it means that when it hits it will wipe out most of the worlds population. Governments around the world know this and are all working in secret on trying to come up with some way of saving as many people as they can.American reporter Jenny Lerner(Tea Leoni)discovers what's going on but is persuaded to keep silent by the American President Beck (Morgan Freeman), he tells her he will break the news to everyone himself. Beck keeps his word and unveils his hopes for the worlds survival.NASA are sending up a shuttle crew led by veteran Astronaut Spurgeon Tanner(Robert Duvall)to try and deflect the asteroid. In America deep underground shelters have been built which will be able to house some people and mean there's a chance of the human race surviving.Sadly the shelters can't take everyone, a lottery is set up and names are picked at random, people selected will go to the shelters. People over 60(unless they have specialist knowledge such a medical skills for example)will not be picked.As the months go by the asteroid gets closer and people try and prepare themselves for what will come next.The entire cast is superb. Morgan Freeman makes a dignified leader, calm but deeply sad about what the world is facing.Tea Leoni is moving as Jenny, she has a difficult relationship with her father and he tries to reconnect with her during earths last days but she is stubborn and won't see him.Robert Duvall is excellent as the shuttle commander, he teaches the younger Astronauts on the crew some valuable lessons and I love the friendship between him and Astronaut Oren (Ron Eldard).Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski are good as the teenagers who fall in love and marry to have a greater chance of staying together.Vanessa Redgrave delivers a very moving performance as Jenny's mum, her reaction when she hears that those over 60 won't be chosen is perfect, you see the horror and the realisation that she is doomed.James Horner's score is haunting and the special effects are very good. This film really makes you think about how the world would react if such a thing were to happen. Would you fight to the bitter end for a chance to survive? Or would you just accept the inevitable and spend the last days with those you love?