Wanting to escape reality for just a bit, I decided to sit through "The Day After Tomorrow" this afternoon. Yeah. Me. Go figure.

I'm not going to write anything that hasn't already been written a thousand times about this little piece of work. It's amazing to look at. Seriously. Some of the effects are eye-popping. I found myself giggling with glee when tornados shredded "downtown" Los Angeles. The icy wasteland that Manhattan becomes is truly mesmerizing.

The rest of the film is also mesmerizing and giggle inducing, but I have to believe that it's completely unintentional. The plot is absolutely cornball beyond belief. Rational thought and logic are completely obliterated at every single turn. The science is certainly shoddy but the plot is flat-out embarrassing.

That said, it did just what I wanted it to. It provided a quick escape from the cares of the world. I have to admit that I was a little freaked out, though, when I emerged from the theater and it was about 55 degrees outside. It couldn't be...