 Derek Elley of Variety lauded the visual effects, but regarded the drama elements as thin.Nix of Beyond Hollywood.com noted the ending as akin to Bruce Willis' character's sacrifice in "Armageddon" and the lines of some characters are practically the same as in Western disaster movies.Mark Schilling, a film reviewer for the Japan Times, stated the movie was all business in terms of the Hollywood-style effects graphically showing the devastation.