San Andreas (2015)
Rated PG-13
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson, Paul Giamatti
Directed by Brad Peyton
The Story:
Los Angeles Fire Rescue pilot Ray Gaines (Johnson) grabs a chopper and heads north to San Francisco when a series of earthquakes shakes the San Andreas fault line and threatens to personally kill Ray's daughter (Daddario).
And when it's Mother Nature vs. Dwayne Johnson...
My money's on The Rock.
:)
Look, if you like popcorn disaster movies, you're going to have a pretty good time here.
The special effects are pretty good, and crazy scenarios aside (bay area boat race, I'm looking at you) it's all pretty good stuff.
The strained marital relationship seems a bit contrived simply to set up the damsel in distress scenarios, but it is what it is.
Everyone does a great job with their roles, no tongues planted in cheeks, this is straight-up end of the world how do we survive chaos. Giamatti excels in his role as one of the scientists that finally comes up with a program that can predict earthquakes...
Just in time to see his machine go absolutely crazy with the mother of all quakes!
If you want to see more disaster on screen than you've seen since the last Roland / Emmerich production, look no further.
Final Grade: C+
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