![]() But the half-dozen or so people we care about struggle for survival with what the conventions of genre if not the laws of nature assure us are reasonably good odds.” The film’s “ground-level action is a series of problem-solving challenges, which are stressful, in a fun kind of way, to observe,” but “in a movie like this, the big money is spent - and, the studio hopes, made - on images of extensive devastation,” so the “most disturbing thing about this may be how dull and routine it seems.” The CGI-constructed destruction has “a way of stripping such spectacles of impact and interest. Two major American cities are pretty much obliterated, catastrophes that presumably cause death on a huge scale. Scott notes, “As is the custom in movies of this kind, destruction is both universal and selective. Those particulars may be of little concern to audiences, but some may raise an eyebrow at ’s dereliction of duty as an active-duty LAFD pilot who ignores orders and goes AWOL on a personal mission with one of the department’s helicopters.” … Although the geological principals that underlie the plot are fairly solid, the film predictably exaggerates them to apocalyptic proportions, as earthquakes split California apart with a zipper-like effect. The Hollywood Reporter‘s Justin Lowe writes, “West-coasters are known for their often nonchalant attitude toward disasters, but Warner Bros.’ third big-budget release of May is far too upbeat in the face of catastrophe to spur any tectonic shift in perspective,” and while the film “won’t exactly tip the Richter scale, it will clearly inject some fresh PG-13 action into theaters and could still resonate with crowds gearing up for summer vacation. Read what top critics are saying about San Andreas: Watch The Rock Fight the Odds in New 'San Andreas' Trailer The disaster flick is expected to gross around $40 million. Opening opposite the Cameron Crowe-directed romantic comedy Aloha (and coupled with Tomorrowland‘s less-than-stellar opening last weekend), San Andreas is projected to earn the top spot this weekend without too much competition. The film reunites Johnson and director Brad Peyton, who worked together on 2012’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, and also features Carla Gugino, Paul Giamatti and Ioan Gruffudd, with a screenplay written by Lost‘s Carlton Cuse. I rented this movie from the video store and have not been compensated for this review.When a massive earthquake hits California, a rescue-helicopter pilot ( Dwayne Johnson) makes a dangerous journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save his estranged daughter ( Alexandra Daddario) in San Andreas. Rated: This was a straight to video movie and is actually unrated. I give this movie 2 out of 5 stars for its overall predictability and lack of originality. If you’re just a fan of earth dooms-day movies, however, the type you would find on the SyFy channel on a Saturday afternoon, then this is definitely the movie for you. The extent of his facial expressions, however, seems to be one look of constant wide-eyed confusion every time something happens. For example, Lane Townsend plays Hank, Molly’s helicopter-flying husband. The special effects are typical in what you would expect to find in a B-rated sci-fi movie, obviously fake.Īt times, the movie is so predictable and the acting is so bad, you really want to laugh and can’t help but wonder if it was intentional. ![]() In fact, in the ”extras” on the DVD, Grace Van Dien, who plays Ali, mistakenly calls the movie San Andreas Fault. If you’re expecting a high tech movie, however, San Andreas Quake isn’t it. Needless to say they travel on foot and use hot-wired vehicles in order to get downtown, grab Ali and get to the roof for a helicopter airlift. The warning comes and soon Molly is in a race with Nick (Jason Woods), one of her students, who also turns out to be Ali’s boyfriend. Can the story get any more “been there done that?” Molly has invented a program that will warn of any impending earthquake along the San Andreas Fault. She is also the wife of a helicopter pilot (what a surprise) and step-mother to Ali, a rebellious step-daughter. Molly Dunn (Jhey Castles) is now all grown up, discredited in her field and teaching a course at a local college. Remember the 1997 movie, Dante’s Peak (except Dante’s Peak was about a volcano)? Think of the San Andreas Quake story line formula as a cross between the ideologies of Dante’s Peak and the 2015 film San Andreas (different from San Andreas Quake). Unfortunately, grown up Molly lost credibility when she mistakenly called for “the big one” that never happened. The movie begins with a teenage Molly Dunn, watching her father accidently killed during an earthquake, so it’s no surprise that she grows up to be a seismologist. ![]()
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