Opening scene - girl driving - 30 seconds later she's hanging off a revine, her car ready to plunge into the abyss.
This movie is relentless - it is a hard-core disaster movie with almost zero characterisation and 100% action-driven chaos with Hollywood's CGI department on overdrive.
And it makes absolutely no apology for this - nor should it.
The fireworks kick in from the start and never let up - buildings tumble, tsunamis flood, and heroic Dwayne Johnson, amusingly invulnerable to any form of damage (the man doesn't suffer a scratch), does his level best to save the day as a well-placed search and rescue veteran.
Sure the water effects are a bit unconvincing (Hollywood still doesn't seem to know how to create convincing white froth - it always looks like what it often actually is; smoke) and there's no real need for a 'villain' in the story, but who cares.
This is Hollywood at its blockbuster best. A brainless loud thrillfest which engages the senses (if not the mind) throughout.
Enjoy it for what it is. If you're watching it, you know what to expect.
This movie is relentless - it is a hard-core disaster movie with almost zero characterisation and 100% action-driven chaos with Hollywood's CGI department on overdrive.
And it makes absolutely no apology for this - nor should it.
The fireworks kick in from the start and never let up - buildings tumble, tsunamis flood, and heroic Dwayne Johnson, amusingly invulnerable to any form of damage (the man doesn't suffer a scratch), does his level best to save the day as a well-placed search and rescue veteran.
Sure the water effects are a bit unconvincing (Hollywood still doesn't seem to know how to create convincing white froth - it always looks like what it often actually is; smoke) and there's no real need for a 'villain' in the story, but who cares.
This is Hollywood at its blockbuster best. A brainless loud thrillfest which engages the senses (if not the mind) throughout.
Enjoy it for what it is. If you're watching it, you know what to expect.