Post by Rob W. Case on Jul 10, 2015 22:52:46 GMT -6
The Story:
The film is about an air rescue pilot by the name of Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) who is in the process of getting a divorce from his wife Emma (Carla Gugino), and planning a trip with his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) to San Francisco. At the same time, a Caltech seismologist by the name of Lawrence Hayes (Paul Giamatti) who researches earthquakes, sees a looming threat involving all of the major cities that rest on the San Andreas fault line. Making a scientific prediction, Hayes and his assistant Dr. Kim Park (Will Yun Lee) decide to look into dynamics that could test the validity of their prediction, so they go to Hoover Dam. While there, an undetected fault ruptures, causing an earthquake that destroys the dam and kills Hayes’ assistant. As the San Andreas fault line begins to shift, the areas which are on the path of being affected happen to disrupt and threaten the lives of Gaine’s family as well as others who are now associated with them. Gaines This makes for a very fascinating chain of events that involves Gaines trying to rescue his family from dangerous situations, which suspense-fully carries the progress of the film to its conclusion.
My Take:
This movie, in my opinion, was much better than I expected it to be, partly because it was not as predictable as I expected it to be. And at the risk of giving you a “spoiler,” I was sort of impressed with the idea that before the earthquake, Gaines’ relationship with his family was breaking apart, and as the film progresses, and the cities crumble and fall, his relationship with his family sees at least a hope of restoration. The special effects were very impressive, and even more of a treat by seeing it in 3D. I really enjoyed this movie, and believe that it stands above many of the other “natural disaster” related films that have been released in recent years.
That said, out of 4 stars, I would give San Andreas 3 and 1/2.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 54 minutes.
To view a trailer for the movie, please click below.
The film is about an air rescue pilot by the name of Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) who is in the process of getting a divorce from his wife Emma (Carla Gugino), and planning a trip with his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) to San Francisco. At the same time, a Caltech seismologist by the name of Lawrence Hayes (Paul Giamatti) who researches earthquakes, sees a looming threat involving all of the major cities that rest on the San Andreas fault line. Making a scientific prediction, Hayes and his assistant Dr. Kim Park (Will Yun Lee) decide to look into dynamics that could test the validity of their prediction, so they go to Hoover Dam. While there, an undetected fault ruptures, causing an earthquake that destroys the dam and kills Hayes’ assistant. As the San Andreas fault line begins to shift, the areas which are on the path of being affected happen to disrupt and threaten the lives of Gaine’s family as well as others who are now associated with them. Gaines This makes for a very fascinating chain of events that involves Gaines trying to rescue his family from dangerous situations, which suspense-fully carries the progress of the film to its conclusion.
My Take:
This movie, in my opinion, was much better than I expected it to be, partly because it was not as predictable as I expected it to be. And at the risk of giving you a “spoiler,” I was sort of impressed with the idea that before the earthquake, Gaines’ relationship with his family was breaking apart, and as the film progresses, and the cities crumble and fall, his relationship with his family sees at least a hope of restoration. The special effects were very impressive, and even more of a treat by seeing it in 3D. I really enjoyed this movie, and believe that it stands above many of the other “natural disaster” related films that have been released in recent years.
That said, out of 4 stars, I would give San Andreas 3 and 1/2.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 54 minutes.
To view a trailer for the movie, please click below.
