You have seen this before. The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Armageddon and on every Michael Bay film. Chaos everywhere, rubble left and right. Explosions here and there and a tsunami at the end. That is what the “strongest quake in history” can do. Set again in San Francisco, now I’m not sure why this city been suffering so much of late from Hollywood. You got it right. San Andreas fault’s is at fault. The entire west coast suffered quakes all throughout the movie. Visual effects are top notch. Something you’ve come to expect from Warner Brothers and co. It’s basically 2012 all over again. The characters miraculously make it out from tight spots for dramatic purposes. Actually everything in this movie is cliche. You’d know what will happen next. There will be this cheesy dialogue then the earth trembles after. Someone kisses then something falls off the sky. It’s quite pathetic to be honest.
The Rock is the obvious choice for box office purposes, otherwise this movie will become a complete flop. Now, I’m not sure about this but I keep on wondering why Alexandra Daddario’s breasts are all over the place. Pretty sure it’s not just me, but there are moments I felt it’s being shown for a reason. You see her running over there but the costume designer made sure the boobs will be trembling too along with the ground. It’s pointless, mean and unnecessary. San Andreas brings the fault line to shame and we will probably be punished with a real quake because of this. Cheesy, poorly acted but visually stunning, San Andreas offered nothing new. We already know we are all going to die, thank you very much. Grade: 2 stars
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