This 1950s movie about the world ending manages to be watchable, largely thanks to some really charming miniature sets, though it’s marred by a truly terrible matte painting toward the finish. Despite that, there are parts I enjoyed, and at least the performances were adequate. **2.75/5**

It’s true that, like other people who’ve written about the movie online, you really need to consider the context of 1951 to fully understand it; however, this doesn’t change the fact that it’s one of the weaker films in the disaster and science fiction category from that era. The slow introduction of characters works well to give importance to what happens at the end, the special effects are good considering when …