Look Out! It's an earthquake! No wait, its a tsunami! Wait, scratch that, its a fire! Hold, nope, its a building collapsing! Stop, just stop, its everything at once! Leave it to The Rock, to play in yet another throw away blockbuster. Don't get me wrong, I really like everything he is in, and secretly have a man crush on him, but damn Dwayne, really? This natural disaster movie is the same as every other natural disaster movie. We have key elements that are a core function of these types of movies all complete with unbelievable, unrealistic acts of heroism using boats, planes, helicopters, cars, and pure brute strength. Here are the automatic characters of every disaster movie: #1 Daughter of hero who is beyond super street smart having all of the skills to survive any situation without messing up a single hair. #2 Divorcee rekindling love in the face of disaster. #3 Young witty kid with all the resources to survive. #4 Genius professor who knows more than the rest of the world but continues to be a basement dweller until the time is right. #5 Super human strength and speed to out run any explosions, falling buildings, and debris. And last but not least, some weak foreigner who gets hurt and slows down the pack. Tired of my bashing yet? It wasn't all that bad, if you include cool special effects, some good karma, and the man himself, I would probably watch it again. As a matter of fact, I will have to along with the rest of you as it will soon be a TBS, TNT, Spike, and AMC run over, and over again. Give it a shot, it was enjoyable.
FYI: An actual earthquake professor said most of the disaster in this movie wouldn't or couldn't happen.
***1/2
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