i just saw this movie on the sci fi channel . i be sure everyone who have see more then 2 disaster flick could of write this movie . all disaster movie follow the same formula and they never divert to a different path . first part of the movie we meet the character who live be go to be in peril . they usually consist ofa a family who be in crisis . b a kid or kid and who sometimes be part of the family in crisis and or the child of the hero or big wig . c a young character man or woman or both who be either just newly marry or a romance will develop . d a potential bad guy or guy that will come around in the end . e two big wig and either a politician and or a general and if it involve the military . the politician or general be sometimes the bad guy . f a disgruntle or disgrace male who will eventually save the day . the middle part of the movie and be the disaster itself . and it usually be the short part . this be where we see what happen to the character we meet in the first part . how the potential couple will meet up . and where the kid be or kid be at that will put them in peril . sometimes the child already have a illness that will add to the suspense . so if the disease doesn not kill them the disaster will . accord the budget we will see if the movie have great affect or just a camera shake some people up and car overturn and scene of one or two insignificant building crumble . sometimes the budget be so cheap they use scene from other disaster movie . one person and usually the kid or a woman be trap somewhere and and the last part of the movie be watch who live or dy . which be predictable . 1 the family man who we know love his wife and kid and because he either talk about how much he love them or we see a happy family picture on a desk . this character be usually the young fireman and or some other minor character who be help out and we do not much about him other then him have a family and he be young . 2 the black man and i find if there be a black character in these movie and they be either the potential bad person or another of the soon to be hero sidekick . who will die save others . in the new disaster flick the black person have jump from be one of first victim or gang member to now be one of the bigwig . 3 a elderly person and we know nothing about them other then they be elderly and they be marry or a dearly love relative of a major character . amongst the living be 1 the new lovers2 the star of the movie . there be two exception . joaquin pheonix in ladder 64 and but he also qualify in the subgroup of the young family man who get kill . and stephen segal in executive decision whose screen time last maybe 20 minute and be kill . 3 ) a pet that be otherwise think dead . 4 ) the child or relative of one of the bigwigsthis movie manages to have most of these important element . i saw it early on a saturday morning . i be happy that i saw it in one sitting because i believe this have to be a 2 night movie when it first air . i find i never come back to see the conclusion of these move . but they show the whole movie at one and which i be sure helped . it be a tv movie and that be what to expect of it . tv a list star like charles dutton and jennifer garner and sharon lawrence and tom skeritt and cecily tyson be in the movie they do a good enough job to keep it interest . do not expect anything more and you will enjoy it . one last remark that can not go unmentioned . the speech charles dutton make at the end be very stir . i actually have a tear in my eye . in the wake of the 911 that be in the future and be a new yorker it be very appropriate .