This is probably the first and last time anyone will say this, but... Futurama portrayed this subject matter much more realistically. The premise is that something hit the earth so hard it stopped spinning.The episode "That Darn Katz"on Futurama had a similar premise. Except... having cats stealing the earth's rotational energy make a heck of a lot more sense. It neatly explains where all the earth's rotational energy is going. It acknowledges that a planet abruptly stopping will have catastrophic effects on the things on said planet. Likewise it also explains where the energy to get a planet spinning again comes from. That's even ignoring the fact the earth probably wouldn't have survived the impact in the first place (another problem Futurama side steps).Every time a character opens his mouth he/she speaks just enough to inform everyone in the audience "Hi! I don't actually know a single thing about what I'm talking about"I just don't know what was going through the writers heads!Take the convenient Deus Ex Machina energy ripples that start appearing? WHY? How does the earth stopping cause those? Why are their tendrils attracted to bit part characters and vehicles? Why do they appear only when there are characters about? No one really attempts to explain these things.And the sad thing is that a lot of this could have been easily avoided. Just say "The meteor is some kind of beacon for an alien invasion" and just jettison the whole earth stop spinning thing. Solves 50% of the plot holes, explains those energy ribbon things, also explains how a couple of satellites can stop it. You can solve another 25% of the plot hole by introducing the concept of alien possession, with the aliens unaccustomed to our existence. Which explains FBI agents acting like utter morons, for example, attempting to stop a transmission by whacking the satellite dish on the side and base of the dish part... rather than.. i don't know, whacking the vulnerable bit on the tip. Still leaves 25% of the plot hole generated by outright character stupidity.This would have made this movie a below average alien invasion flick, rather than an abysmal disaster flick. In all, pay attention to the writers of this flick, so you what movies to avoid.

If you've seen one SyFy Channel Original Movie, then you know what to expect from all of them. The simple formula consists of a couple of familiar television or genre actors, some type of otherworldly threat or attack, and some budget special effects that aren't quite as bad as what we get with The Asylum's movies. However, they still don't quite live up to the expectations set forth by years of watching films crafted with the help of ILM."Earth's Final Hours" is no different except for a premise that isn't quite as hard to swallow as an alien attack or over-used as a giant asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Don't get me wrong; matter from an asteroid figures into the story. It's just not the size we're used to from years of movies like "Meteor," "Armageddon," and "Deep Impact."The dense matter from a white hole in "Earth's Final Hours" is about the size of a soft ball and hits one side of the planet and exits through the other. This causes Earth's rotation to stop, leaving one side facing the sun to fry while the other freezes in darkness. One stripe down the middle of the planet will be inhabitable. Government officials want only the world's finest to gain a spot in this limited "Green Zone." A group of CIA agents and scientists are more concerned with saving everyone by finding a way to set the Earth's rotation back to normal.I admit the concept behind "Earth's Final Hours" is way more intriguing than another film serving us more of the same collision course / end of the world fodder we're used to. Instead of pieces of flaming rock smashing into buildings and people, we get solar beams and flares that burn up everything in their paths.The problem lies in the pacing of the movie. It gets tedious watching individuals run around shooting at each other in between momentary spatters of someone being incinerated. There has to be more writers can do with this concept than what they gave us here. Unfortunately, chances are there isn't on a SyFy Channel Original Movie budget.Bruce Davison is the big-name celebrity for "Earth's Final Hours." He's starred in the "X-Men" movies as well as "The Practice" and "Last Resort" TV shows. Julia Benson is no stranger to SyFy Channel projects, having starred in "SGU Stargate Universe" and most recently "Chupacabra vs. the Alamo." Cameron Bright is recognizable by most as vampire Alec in the "Twilight" movies. Robert Knepper is on the CW's "Cult" and also had roles in "SGU Stargate Universe" and "Heroes." Roark Critchlow pops up on "Pretty Little Liars" occasionally and also starred in SyFy's "The 12 Disasters of Christmas" and "V.""Earth's Final Hours" provides an alternative to the usual end-of-the-world scenarios we're handed. That doesn't mean its quality is any better as far as filmmaking is concerned. It will mildly entertain and serve as a distraction from real life as SyFy Channel Original Movies are intended to.

After dense matter from an imploded white hole hits Earth, the planet's rotation is devastated. A group of government agents must locate a lost satellite network that is the world's only hope for survival.Saying a SyFy film is bad is like saying the sky is blue. Their ability to find actors, directors and crew to throw films together amazes me. For every decent film they make, they make a dozen duds. This ranks even below the duds...Now, Robert Knepper is pretty great. I know him best from "Prison Break", and the contrast between his character there (T-Bag) and here shows he is capable of some range... I feel bad he signed on for this. Sure, he is a working actor and needs to accept some lesser jobs now and then... but wow.

I had the 'opportunity' to watch this movie a couple of weeks ago and I could not believe how bad it was. It was so bad that I actually took the plunge to register just to speak my piece about how bad it was. This movie makes 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' look Oscar worthy. The science in this movie is absolutely horrid and there is no logic to it at all. They spent five bucks making this movie and all of it went into the special effects budget. Nothing went into the writing of the script. Most SyFy originals movies are usually two hours of okay diversionary fare. Not this one as I could feel my brain rotting from the inside as I watched it. The topper was when the bad CIA guy was whacking away at the satellite dish at the end of the movie. Why he just didn't yank out the wires or push the bloody thing over is beyond me. I checked this movie out on the IMDb site to see what others said about it and to check its ranking. I could not believe that it had a 7.9 ranking. Maybe all that were involved with the making of the movie logged on and ranked it as that is the only way it could have gotten the ranking it has. If I could have given this movie a negative number I would have but I hope that my review will prevent more brain rottings like the one I had to endure.