Sometimes simplicity works. And that’s what this disaster movie was: simplicity itself. A geologist has been studying ways to predict earthquakes. Her prediction method works and … holy cow, the big one’s coming! Now she has to dodge multiple pre-shocks as she tries frantically to reach her step-daughter and save her.
That’s it. That’s what the movie’s about.
The tension here is pretty much nonstop. There’s a bit of interpersonal conflict going on, but it’s just enough to humanize the main characters as they fight to survive.
There’s no ridiculous scheme to stop the earth from shaking. There aren’t twenty points of view to keep track of. This is just pure, undiluted disaster movie.
I’ve been in the mood for this for a long time; I finally found it.
My only quibble is that the ending was a bit abrupt.
If you like disaster, try this one!