If you’re a fan of destruction like I am, then you are going to have a lot of fun with San Andreas. It’s not too deep with character or story, but would you really expect that from a movie like this?
This is pretty standard as far as disaster movies go. It’s predictable, it’s nothing more than what you’d expect, and it’s overall a basic disaster movie with earthquakes that Dwayne Johnson has to save people from. That’s really all there is. Despite its simplicity, it wasn’t that bad of a movie at all.
San Andreas knows exactly what it is and delivers exactly what it promises to its audience: destruction on a massive scale, mayhem, death, and some pretty jaw-dropping spectacles. It’s not too realistic with the science part of it, but that really shouldn’t be a problem for people. As long as you know what you’re getting into- which is a pretty easy guess, that it’s just for show and for fun- and if you just go along for the ride, you might end up enjoying it. The disaster genre isn’t my favorite, but I ended up having a lot of fun with San Andreas.
I think it’s scientific fact by now that Dwayne Johnson is one of the coolest people in the world. He’s definitely one of the coolest actors in Hollywood right now, and he’s yet to disappoint me in any of his movies. His part in San Andreas is no different. It was no surprise that he played the best character of the whole movie. The other actors didn’t do that bad of a job, either. In fact, I’d say there wasn’t really a necessarily bad actor or character within the entire thing.
Paul Giamatti had arguably the cheesiest part with the most over dramatic lines, but it looks like he’s having fun being the awkward scientist. Every disaster movie needs an overdramatic/cartoony scientist. It’s a law of that genre. I thought the mom, the daughter, and the two brothers that tag along were all likeable characters. They weren’t that deep, but I still kinda cared for them. It’s one of the few disaster movies that I actually don’t want the characters to die. But then near the end where one of them should definitely have died, given the circumstances of that part, they end up being alright. I thought that the movie would deviate from the path of “everyone you’re supposed to care about is alright”, but it didn’t. I don’t think a person could have survived what that character did, but if you can roll with the unrealistic science of the movie, you can get over it pretty fast.
But why am I going over the characters so much when I should be going over what really matters- the destruction? I won’t lie… the destruction is freaking awesome. The buildings collapsing and tsunamis and ground ripping apart and people getting crushed and dying, the smoke, fire, explosions, mayhem, and chaos…. it is simply glorious! If you’re a fan of action like I am, then you’ll have a lot of fun with this movie. The CGI, for the most part, is top notch. The only bad effects are in the beginning where a car goes tumbling down a cliff. The rest is fine. The element of the film that surprised me was the soundtrack. Whoever the composer was did a fantastic job with the music. It’s one of my favorite parts of any movie, and I loved what I heard in this.
In conclusion, San Andreas is a pretty fun disaster movie. It’s simple, knows what it is, and delivers on everything you can reasonably expect. I wasn’t disappointed because I didn’t expect a masterpiece. I just had a really fun time. I loved the effects, the music, the destruction, and I even cared for the characters a bit (which I didn’t think I would). This weekend, if you want to see a simple, easy to follow movie that is guaranteed to entertain you, then this is it. San Andreas isn’t too bad. I liked it. I actually wouldn’t mind seeing it again. Check this one out!
FINAL RATING: 31 / 50
STORY: 2 / 5
ACTING: 3 / 5
CHARACTERS: 3 / 5
CGI/EFFECTS: 4 / 5
ACTION/DESTRUCTION: 5 / 5
SOUNDTRACK: 4 / 5
TONE: 3 / 5
ENJOYABILITY: 4 / 5
REWATCH VALUE: 2 / 5
OWNING VALUE: 1 / 5
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