Bad acting, painfully corny dialog, low-budget special effects and just plain bad research makes this movie an absolute zero. The whole premise makes no sense....that shifting magnetic poles would create a zone of -459F degree temperatures from 30 degrees north to 30 degrees south. First of all, absolute zero is not even possible -- all molecular movement would stop. Even outer space is 3 degrees above AZ. Secondly, why their lab is the only place in this belt safe from the iron grip of AZ is never explained....nor why, seconds after AZ is reached, a helicopter suddenly appears through the (hitherto non-existent) skylight windows. Also, I guess the producers don't know that stations east of the Mississippi start with W and west of the Missisippo, with K. The continual "newscasts" from Miami news station KNOV showed the ignorance of the writers and lack of continuity.
Throw in a student who is suddenly an expert in building computer controls; a insipid re-sparked love interest between Fahey and Eleniak; and a painful scene involving space suits and an outside catwalk; and you get the picture why this was more of a comedy than an scifi/action flick.
Throw in a student who is suddenly an expert in building computer controls; a insipid re-sparked love interest between Fahey and Eleniak; and a painful scene involving space suits and an outside catwalk; and you get the picture why this was more of a comedy than an scifi/action flick.