due to rather dubious plate tectonics and japan start to slip under the sea . initial prediction say it will take about 40 year before the country be submerge and but a rogue scientist add in some even more dubious science and determine it will actually take less than 1 year . the government think he a crackpot and but evidence soon start bear his theory out . this big budget disaster movie follow the formula set by any number of hollywood film of the late 90 ( i assume and have see none of them ) and with the scale of disaster and tragedy bring out the nobility of the human ( well and japanese ) spirit in act of heroism and sacrifice and and prove the power of love or something like that . i. e. it a naive in it psychology a it geology . we all know that half the populace would be out rap and loot the minute they think the police have their back turn and and the other half would just panic and be useless . the film do have some very nice special effect and but be not a slick or expensive look a an equivalent hollywood production would be . it be at least a nationalistic and humourless and lacking in self awareness a that hollywood film would be though and and probably have even bad act . it do have the hot evil chick from battle royale a one of the lead . but she not even slightly evil and and be therefore much less hot . the film be much too long at 132 minute and and get bad and bad a it progress towards a conclusion that have me in danger of puke . i certainly do not care in the slight whether japan sink or not by the half way point and and well before the end i be try to think of way to expedite the process should i ever find myself in that situation for real . but and it do have nice special effect and and kou shibasaki be still pretty hot and so i magnanimously give it . negative .