Despite what the title tells you, the emphasis is on an electrical monster, not an astronomical force of destruction. There IS a black hole, but somehow the impending implosion of planet Earth is less dangerous than ONE stupid monster that the authorities can’t contain.
The story starts out simple enough: a quantum research center has unveiled their ion collider and, despite protests of this very danger, a black hole has inadvertently been formed on Earth. If that weren’t enough, some kind of electrical monster has emerged from it frying any living thing it comes into contact with. Now I could go into detail about how this is idiotic because not even LIGHT can escape a black hole, but I’ll let the movie’s explanation suffice: …maybe it [the creature] exists on a level we can’t possibly understand. Perfectly sound…but in the context of a movie, it’s also what I like to call ‘lazy writing.’
Eventually Eric comes to the brilliant conclusion that the electrical monster is somehow involved in a symbiotic relationship with the black hole. As the creature feeds off of more energy, the black hole grows exponentially. Again, the explanation is flimsy at best, but I suppose a movie about a black hole happening on Earth is equally absurd.
Somewhere in the film, they decided it was a good idea to shoehorn in a side story involving Eric’s ex-wife. I can only imagine this was done to endear the character to the viewer, but it just feels like an afterthought.
I know I’m being a little nitpicky with the observations. The idea of a black hole forming on Earth is both interesting and ambitious. Just in the context of the movie, I don’t feel it was executed to the best of its abilities. The movie isn’t horrendous, but it certainly is flawed.