In terms of summer blockbusters, director Brad Peyton's San Andreas is about as typical as it gets -- but not necessarily in a bad way. In fact, the movie offers a good deal of fun, deftly straddling the line between action flick and disaster pic. While it's not the most original of films, star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson anchors the proceedings with all the muscle and determination the lead role demands. That's not to mention the sheer scope of San Andreas, which is both considerable and impressive.
In the film, Johnson plays a rescue chopper pilot named Ray, who, in the aftermath of the largest earthquake in recorded history, travels with his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario). Meanwhile, at Caltech in Pasadena, a seismologist played by Paul Giamatti has coincidentally made a breakthrough in predicting earthquakes mere hours before The Big One hits. Soon, he teams up with a TV journalist to warn people about the destruction to come: a magnitude 9-plus earthquake along the San Andreas Fault.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...
In the film, Johnson plays a rescue chopper pilot named Ray, who, in the aftermath of the largest earthquake in recorded history, travels with his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario). Meanwhile, at Caltech in Pasadena, a seismologist played by Paul Giamatti has coincidentally made a breakthrough in predicting earthquakes mere hours before The Big One hits. Soon, he teams up with a TV journalist to warn people about the destruction to come: a magnitude 9-plus earthquake along the San Andreas Fault.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...