Deep Impact
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
Critics Sentiment
Messiah crew sacrifices themselves flying into Wolf comet core
Robin commits suicide and Sarah refuses to leave parents
The film's biggest emotional shift comes from the personal family drama struggles scoring 5.2 to the spectacular tsunami destruction sequence at 8.5, a 3.3 point swing.
Deep Impact follows a steady emotional arc that builds from a solid setup through various character struggles to a powerful climactic sacrifice. While the middle sections focusing on family drama and governmental response received mixed reactions, the film peaks dramatically with the crew's heroic sacrifice and spectacular disaster sequences. Most reviewers appreciated the realistic, character-driven approach over pure spectacle, though Tea Leoni's performance was consistently criticized as flat throughout.
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Robert Duvall
Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Téa Leoni
Jenny Lerner
Elijah Wood
Leo Biederman
Vanessa Redgrave
Robin Lerner
Morgan Freeman
President Tom Beck
Maximilian Schell
Jason Lerner
James Cromwell
Alan Rittenhouse
Ron Eldard
Oren Monash
Jon Favreau
Gus Partenza
Laura Innes
Beth Stanley
Mary McCormack
Andrea Baker
Richard Schiff
Don Biederman
Leelee Sobieski
Sarah Hotchner
Blair Underwood
Mark Simon
Dougray Scott
Eric Vennekor
Gary Werntz
Chuck Hotchner
Bruce Weitz
Stuart Caley
Betsy Brantley
Ellen Biederman
O'Neal Compton
Morten Entrekin
Rya Kihlstedt
Chloe
Crew
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