This movie did have alot of mixed reviews. Abrupt Climate Change certainly could not happen in the time period reflected in the movie. However, I think the whole point that the movie producer wanted to get acrossed is the idea, that could our pollution habits produce global warming and thus hasen another ice age. The original script had even less of a story line, but they had to spruce it up to get movie goers. I agree the story line was horrid. But the exaggeration of events did get me thinking more about the environment. The astronaut said from space after it had all happened, " I have never seen the atmosphere look so clean.