San Andreas (2015)
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In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
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... Ray Gaines
... Blake Gaines
... Emma Gaines
... Daniel Riddick
... Serena Johnson
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> Film San Andreas nice but to be honest I do not like the plot, why? because in the story of this movie seem monotonous and selfish. Many victims around but why Ray and Emma only focused to rescue his daughter (Blake) alone, but Ray is living as rescuers, the film tends to be lacking in the delivery of its humanitarian message.
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Release Date:
2015-05-27
Run Time:
114 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Reviews of
San Andreas
> Film San Andreas nice but to be honest I do not like the plot, why? because in the story of this movie seem monotonous and selfish. Many victims around but why Ray and Emma only focused to rescue his daughter (Blake) alone, but Ray is living as rescuers, the film tends to be lacking in the delivery of its humanitarian message.
Lots of rocks everywhere...
It's CGI destruction time as Dwayne Johnson battles earthquakes and a tsunami to go rescue his daughter - with estranged wife in tow of course.
Disaster films are easy to kick because very rarely they are nothing more than candy carnage with a trite screenplay and cheese laden dialogue. Such is the case with San Andreas. In essence this is a remake of Roland Emmerich's 2012, only this is the shorter version with the time span that 2012 should have had. This does exactly what the marketing department promised it would, namely lots of crash bang and wallop, but just like Emmerich's behemoth it gets boring entering the final third, the writing just not good enough to hold interest once the noise and destruction dies down before the big finale arrives. Suspense is absent, emotional investment in characters is null and void, while there are no worthwhile surprises in store. But on the plus side Johnson is a likable guy and he carries us through till the end of what is a fun movie if expectation levels are appropriately set at dumb popcorn fodder. 6/10
I have never been a fan of the Disaster genre, I don't seem to be able to take much more away from it than visual noise. I was hoping that the combined might of Alexandra Daddario and The Rock would be enough to turn me around on _San Andreas_, alas, it was not to be.
_Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
This is a classical Hollywood movie, thin plot and a lot of effects. However, this time, I quite liked it. Actually I liked it a lot. The plot, although thin, is not altogether bad, it holds together even though are quite a few unbelievable moments. However, put in the context of a traditional disaster movie, it is not bad.. Maybe this is what I like about the movie. It is really a good old fashioned disaster movie.
When I first read the blurb about this movie I was afraid that it was going to be a big apocalypse at the beginning and then it was going to be a “slow” search for Ray’s daughter. It is nothing of the kind. It has a decent build up of suspense up to quite a few more or less spectacular earth quake scenes … and then it continues. I was pretty happy that there was a decent build up from the start but I was even more happy that the initial earth wrecking event was actually not the big event.
As I wrote at the beginning, the plot is pretty thin. The special effects are not however. At least, I liked them. Not surprisingly houses a are falling over like there was no tomorrow (which for a lot of people there are not) but it is done quite well. I also liked the scenes where the earth wobbles when Ray and his wife flies over it in his chopper. I found that quite cool. There are a few moments that are, well let us say not too well thought through. For instance the classical collapsing building that collapses in the just the right pace for the heroes to do there job. The we have when Ray and his wife speeds through the waters of Los Angeles after the quake, which are riddled with trash. The amount of trash in the water would have rendered their propeller useless after a few hundred meters. But then, I think I am too much of an engineer now.
Speaking of Ray’s wife. That was one of the things I really did not like with the movie. Maybe the movie directors and actors in Hollywood are so used to divorcing all the time that they think it is a “standard” plot element and do not think twice about it but for us other “ordinary” people it is a tragedy (especially people outside of the US apparently if one should go by the trash that is spewed out from Hollywood all the time) and I really do not want to watch that crap all the time in movies and TV-shows! I was actually tempted to downgrade the movie at last a star, even two, for that crap but what the heck, it is a good movie and I do like “The Rock”.
So after, after that little outburst, I have to say that I this one was a really enjoyable movie. One of the few lately that I have watched. It is a quite good, classical, disaster movie with a good build up, really good effects and a good and happy ending (for the main characters at last) and I am a sucker for happy endings.
Solid enough, if not overly long, disaster movie. Dwayne Johnson is... well Dwayne Johnson but has more than enough charisma to carry this and never a bad thing having BOTH Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario either. Some of the effects were pretty good, others a bit iffy however. Still, I enjoy these disaster movies and while it doesn't measure up to The Poseidon Adventure or The Towering Inferno, but entertaining nonetheless. **3.5/5**
Cast & Crew of
San Andreas
Cast
... Ray Gaines
... Blake Gaines
... Emma Gaines
... Daniel Riddick
... Serena Johnson
... Dr. Lawrence Hayes
... Ben Taylor
... Ollie Taylor
... Dr Kim Park
... Susan Riddick
... Joby O'Leary
... Marcus
... Harrison
... Alexi
... Phoebe
... Natalie
... Larissa
... Elgin
... Margie
... Herb
... Dylan
... Preppy
... Glasses
... Ponytail
... Stoner
... Refugee Camp Reporter
... Refugee
... Daniel Reddick's Assistant
... Riddick Building Security Guard
... Daniel Riddick's Driver
... Kim Swann
... Jenny Swann
... Mallory
... Riddick Female Assistant
... Female Flight Attendant
... Man in Parking Garage
... Looter #1
... Looter #2
... Female Teen Messenger
... Pedestrian #1
... Pedestrian #2
... Pedestrian #3
... Pedestrian #4
... Motobike Cop on Foot
... Julie - Tsunami Victim (uncredited)
... D . Park (uncredited)
... Survivor (uncredited)
... Wounded Girl on Bridge (uncredited)
... Business Man Survivor (uncredited)
... Disaster Resident (uncredited)
... Reddick Architect (uncredited)
... Looter with Gun (uncredited)
Crew
... Visual Effects Producer
... Executive Producer
... Casting
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Editor
... Supervising Art Director
... Foley Artist
... Producer
... Key Grip
... Rigging Grip
... Key Makeup Artist
... Key Hair Stylist
... Casting
... Casting Associate
... Sound Effects Editor
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Production Design
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Second Unit Director
... Costume Design
... Executive Producer
... Makeup Designer
... Director of Photography
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Executive Producer
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Original Music Composer
... Story
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Makeup Effects
... Stunts
... Stunt Coordinator
... Director
... Stunt Coordinator
... Screenplay
... ADR Voice Casting
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Makeup Effects
... Casting
... Art Direction
... Pilot
... Stunt Coordinator
... Unit Production Manager
... Songs
... Casting
... Visual Effects Producer
... Story
... Music Editor
... Foley
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Camera Operator
... Underwater Camera
... Foley
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... VFX Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Art Direction
... Sound Designer
... Still Photographer
... Gaffer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Executive Producer
... Dialogue Editor
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Unit Publicist
... Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Camera Operator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Sound Designer
... ADR Editor
... Sound Effects Editor
... ADR Supervisor
... Visual Effects Editor
... First Assistant Editor
... ADR Editor
... Compositors
... Foley
... Assistant Art Director
... Lighting Supervisor
... Camera Operator
... CG Supervisor
... Foley Editor
... Camera Operator
... Assistant Editor
... Stunts
... Executive Producer
... Set Costumer
... Compositors
... Visual Effects Producer
... VFX Supervisor
... Animation Director
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Rigging Grip
... Art Department Coordinator
... Costume Supervisor
... Co-Producer
... Script Supervisor
... Title Designer
... VFX Production Coordinator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Set Decoration
... CG Supervisor
... CG Supervisor
... CG Supervisor
... Gaffer
... Camera Operator
... Helicopter Camera
... Steadicam Operator
... Set Costumer
... Digital Intermediate
... Digital Intermediate
... Art Department Coordinator
... Art Department Coordinator
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Associate Producer
... Executive Producer
... Animation Supervisor
... ADR Voice Casting
... Chief Lighting Technician
... Visual Effects Editor
... Rigging Grip
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Animation Supervisor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Dolly Grip
... Lighting Technician
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... VFX Production Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Property Master
... VFX Editor
... VFX Supervisor
... VFX Editor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... First Assistant Director
... Aerial Coordinator
... Pilot
... Property Master
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Second Assistant Director
... 3D Modeller
... Pilot
... 3D Modeller
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Production Coordinator
... Dialogue Coach
... Marine Coordinator
... Ager/Dyer
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Lighting Technician
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Set Costumer
... Lighting Technician
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Construction Coordinator
... Casting Associate
... Key Grip
... 3D Artist
... Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Makeup Artist
... Construction Coordinator
... Art Department Coordinator
... Construction Coordinator
... Dolly Grip
... Dolly Grip
... Key Grip
... Lighting Technician
... Lighting Technician
... Rigging Gaffer
... Pilot
... Pilot
... 2D Supervisor
... 3D Generalist
... 3D Generalist
... 3D Generalist
... Lead Animator
... Lighting Supervisor
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Editor
... Visual Effects Editor
... Visual Effects Editor
... Production Supervisor
... Stunts
... Title Designer
... Assistant Editor
... Production Coordinator
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Assistant Director
... Stunts
... Visual Effects
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