Dante's Peak

Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 7, 1997

5.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 72 Ratings

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MovieGuysMar 29, 2014

Dante's Peak isn't the greatest movie ever, but in terms of movies about volcanoes, it's at the top of the list. The performances and the effects are mostly on par, with more than a few slip-ups in the screenwriting and script departments.

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Vulf001Jun 14, 2018

Why do critics despise this movie? It isn't perfect by any means, but it's very underrated. I liked it more than Volcano. The plot is unoriginal and the story is slow, but it has very good special effects and it was very fun when the wholeWhy do critics despise this movie? It isn't perfect by any means, but it's very underrated. I liked it more than Volcano. The plot is unoriginal and the story is slow, but it has very good special effects and it was very fun when the whole thing blew up. Check it out.… Expand

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RansackAug 11, 2010

It isn't all that bad, just sort of slow in like the first hour. That is what I hate about most movies, they don't showe the good parts until the middle or end. What is up with that?

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RickyReviewsFeb 22, 2016

The film is not as good as it's rival, Volcano. The story is weak, the characters are very cliched. However, the special effects were fantastic, and it is suspenseful. Not a memorable movie by any means. I'm giving it a 5/10.

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FilipeNetoAug 15, 2019

Disaster movies can be a fun way to spend some time idle, although most are not particularly cinematically remarkable. This movie fits that description well. The action takes place in a small rural village that has just been considered aDisaster movies can be a fun way to spend some time idle, although most are not particularly cinematically remarkable. This movie fits that description well. The action takes place in a small rural village that has just been considered a great place to live in the US, but lives in the shadow of a sleeping volcano. What no one knows is that this volcano appears to be in full swing and threatens to explode.

The movie quickly creates tension among the audience, and it serves well to grab our attention. I am not the best person to judge the script's ability to be true to the scientific facts underlying a volcanic eruption, I just accept what I saw tacitly, but I admit the possibility the film is not very true to science. The initial half is slower and the action is concentrated on the final half, which is basically a race to escape the volcano. There are some loose ends and inconsistent details, like that scene where a girl, who doesn't even reach the car's pedals, can drive off in a 4-4 jeep.

Pierce Brosnan was convincing in his starring role, while Linda Hamilton made an effort but is always in his shadow. Either way, they are the ones who leverage the movie. The volcano, as it happens in such cases, is almost a character in its own right. Technically, the film was entitled to the best sound and special effects that existed in 1997... but the quick advances in film make it look old-fashioned to many today. Personally, I liked what I saw.

It's not an excellent movie and it's far from being the life movie of anyone involved, it has a dubious script and unbelievable scenes where (as always happens in these movies) some characters escapes from death by a hair. But it's still one of the best disaster movies of the late 1990s, it's fun and entertains the public well.… Expand

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Toasty87Jul 17, 2020

Way over acted in most parts with a strange script that does not know where to go good CGI though.

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