![]() ![]() All the acting was really very good with some genuinely tear jerking moments of emotion and pretty much all the volcano eruption special effects were excellent. At no point was I ever thinking how shoddy the film looked or how cheesy it was. The other things that impress about this film is how realistic it actually is and how well they handle all the effects and action. I must admit Brosnan is pretty good here, never really liked him before but his calm heroic demeanor is very soothing amidst all the terror and tension, I really wanted him to survive with the woman and kids. Its simple building block film making basically and this film actually does it well with likeable characters all the way through. The easy plot builds up many characters so we get to know them plus links to other folk so when it all kicks off we feel the emotion run deep. In this case we have Brosnan being the science boff who no one believes when he fears a volcano may erupt next to the sleepy mountain town of Dante's Peak.įrom the very start its a waiting game, waiting for the fun to start when the mountain blows. Now lets be honest here, there is a standard setup for disaster films which is usually always followed and somehow keeps on working. There seemed to be a few disaster films in the 90's, there also seemed to be a trend for making identical films, this was the first for the double dose of volcanoes. Rating: PG-13 (Gore|Disaster Related Peril)ĭolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR With Earth's clock racing against them, they must rescue the kids and grandma before the volcano explodes in a fury of flame and ash a million times more powerful than an atomic bomb. Volcanologist Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) and Mayor Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), finally convince the unbelieving populace that the big one is about to hit and that they need to evacuate immediately, only to discover her two children have gone up the mountain to get their grandmother. ![]()
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