Review of Catagory 7

[amymae]

TV REVIEW: 'Category 7' much better than expected
By DAVE MASON, Scripps Howard News Service
Last Updated: November 2, 2005, 07:53:00 AM PST

(SH) - Stand back. The Eiffel Tower is about to fall down.
"Category 7: The End of the World" begins with the typical disaster melodrama that has become a TV trademark. No one seems safe as storms merge and smash major cities and famous landmarks.

Fortunately, there's more to "Category 7" than that. If you fast-forward through the disasters, you'll find an entertaining, even multi-layered, two-part miniseries about heroes. "Category 7" airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT Sunday and Nov. 13 on CBS.

The miniseries is no Emmy winner. And star Gina Gershon is effective, but not especially compelling as new Federal Emergency Management Agency leader Judith Carr, who's determined to save the world.

But when Randy Quaid arrives, the miniseries becomes a fun, fast ride, and when the subplots kick in "Category 7" becomes an intricate puzzle with surprises.

"Category 7" is a much better miniseries than the one that preceded it, last season's ratings blockbuster "Category 6: The Day of Destruction."

The credit goes to writers Christian Ford and Roger Soffer, and actors Quaid, Shannen Doherty, Tom Skerritt, James Brolin, Swoosie Kurtz and Robert Wagner.

Quaid reprises his role of eccentric storm chaser Tommy Tornado from "Category 6: Day of Destruction."

Wasn't he carried off by a twister in that miniseries? Well, as Quaid proves, this crazy yet insightful character is too good to kill.

Quaid and Doherty, who plays scientist Faith Clavell, team up for some of the most dramatic scenes, and Skerritt, is brilliant as he uses his understated, honest approach to emphasize the courage of his character, Col. Mike Davis.

Brolin and Kurtz are intriguing as an evangelical couple who differ on how to react to the storms. Brolin's Donny Hall wants to inspire people to turn to God and rise above their fear of nature. Kurtz's Penny Hall sees the storms as a way of creating the fear needed to get new converts for their ministry.

Such character conflicts, along with personality quirks, makes "Category 7" fairly entertaining - despite its melodramatic destruction scenes
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[Sarah-Lucy]

i cant wait to see this

[Linz]

CooL! Can't wait to watch it!

[sarahconnor]

Great review!

[shaed412]

I told my mom not to schedule me at night these next two sundays, cuz I never work nites on the weekends...and so she did...lol...but thankfully I was able to switch the schedule around before anyone got to really see it...having your mom as your boss has it's advantages....lol...cant wait now...God Bless!!!

[sarahconnor]

Give Shannen an Emmy!

[Dianna]

Glad to read it got a good review. Can't wait to see this!

[shannen46]

Emmy, Emmy, Emmy Shannnen deserves. Oh, I cannot wait for watching it!

[prue92]

i can´t wait to see this but it will come in germany much later then in the us