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DCEdmondsNov 30, 2015

"San Andreas" 10 Scale Rating: 3.0 (Bad) ...

The Good: As expected from the trailers, the effects were well done. The scale of the destruction was amazing to see and capture the imagination. As with most disaster films, it was entertaining"San Andreas" 10 Scale Rating: 3.0 (Bad) ...

The Good: As expected from the trailers, the effects were well done. The scale of the destruction was amazing to see and capture the imagination. As with most disaster films, it was entertaining to see landmarks destroyed in creative ways.

The Bad: I don't expect award winning performances from big budget disaster films, but I do expect performances that are at least somewhat decent. I didn't get that here. Dwayne Johnson's undeniable charisma usually makes up for a bad film, but he was wooden and stiff here. His character was poorly written and everything about him was cliche. The rest of the cast was even worse. They tried to cram in personalities and back stories for everyone, but they felt like an afterthought and I didn't care about a single character in the film. Lastly, the film was full of comedic moments that were not meant to be comedic. In fact, every escape and "near miss" action moment caused me to laugh out loud at the absurdity of it all. Epic destruction is all around, yet our leads consistently overcome impossible odds and survive unscathed. You expect and accept this from a film like this to some extent, but they took it way too far and included far too many of these laughable moments.… Expand

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Dat_One_CriticJun 2, 2015

I think i am the only one who sees a pattern. If a movie gets a whole lot of attention of TV then it will turn out to be a bad movie. Unlike Mad Max Fury Road. It did not get sponsored on TV till the last week of its release. Entourage got soI think i am the only one who sees a pattern. If a movie gets a whole lot of attention of TV then it will turn out to be a bad movie. Unlike Mad Max Fury Road. It did not get sponsored on TV till the last week of its release. Entourage got so much attention , it turned out to be a bad movie. I saw a critic say that San Andreas is " non stop action" Hmmm kinda like Mad Max Fury Road. Dont see movie till you read the reviews.… Expand

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michalhullukJul 2, 2015

The movie was so bad and I mean it. The only good thing was about special effects, so I suggest to cut down all the other scenes and then the movie would last for 30 minutes and then you could go home. I am glad I have watched the movie withThe movie was so bad and I mean it. The only good thing was about special effects, so I suggest to cut down all the other scenes and then the movie would last for 30 minutes and then you could go home. I am glad I have watched the movie with my unlimited cinema card, so I did not have to pay anything extra. Bland stupid plot, unrealistic to the extreme, horrible acting, very predictable, lack of any depth.… Expand

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yashdanAug 30, 2015

Such such SUCH a stupid movie!!!

The effects are maybe the only good things in this movie! The story is soooooo lame!

Why i have to write 150 characters when i can sum it up in a few words?!

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Zack2981Jun 15, 2015

If you like pretty good special effects and scenes of major landmarks being decimated in the same cheesy vein as Independence Day, then you may very well enjoy San Andreas. If you enjoy things that most movies are required to have (likeIf you like pretty good special effects and scenes of major landmarks being decimated in the same cheesy vein as Independence Day, then you may very well enjoy San Andreas. If you enjoy things that most movies are required to have (like story, believable characters, and plot points that make sense) you most likely will not. There is nothing even remotely original or interesting about this movie and if you've ever seen any disaster movie before then you already know how the "family dynamic" story played out. Emphasis on "played out".

There is a certain amount of cheese and silliness that I am willing to take in my action movies but the sheer amount of contempt and disdain that San Andreas shows for its audience overshadows anything that could have otherwise been enjoyable. The dialogue is perfunctory at best and the plot points are so completely ludicrous that you feel kind of like an idiot just suspending your disbelief to go along for the ride. This movie is designed for those who don't want to think while watching their movies. If you are quite content not using your brain whatsoever, then by all means go check out San Andreas. However, if you find cookie-cutter characters who always make exactly the right decisions based on no information and sheer luck then you'll probably find this movie as insufferable as I did. And I'm a Rock fan! But not even that can make me okay with this stupid, horrible, insulting excuse for a movie. All of the positive reviews for this movie (which I'm shocked by, frankly) seem to have been written by teenagers who have never seen special effects before. Because they're actually NOT THAT GREAT! I mean, if you want to watch The Rock boating through what could be a very cool video game background, then you can see that here. And yeah, the earthquake stuff looks cool. But in the end, that's all it is. A bunch of shaking around with absolutely nothing of substance holding it up.

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ThePutinatorAug 29, 2015

In the realm of stupid movies, there is but one King. San Andreas the First, and let's pray there's never a second one. The only good aspect of this movie are Alexandra Daddario's **** bouncing around.

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evearcherMay 30, 2015

Yes, special effects can get really boring no matter how realistic they look. The acting is horrible....wow a big earthquake ... haven't we seen this movie 10 times before ???? Just a boring 2 hour ride, you know what is going to happenYes, special effects can get really boring no matter how realistic they look. The acting is horrible....wow a big earthquake ... haven't we seen this movie 10 times before ???? Just a boring 2 hour ride, you know what is going to happen and who cares how it ends.....there is no story here, and nobody wants to watch some washed up actress.… Expand

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DavidWardenMay 30, 2015

This movie was so bad that it was bad. Even people in the audience were laughing at it not with it and don't even get me started on that ending cause oh boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......

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bradchengJun 7, 2015

California, in the words of Steely Dan, tumbles into the sea and "San Andreas" somehow manages to make it boring. The inept script for "San Andreas" has less verbal fireworks than your average made for TV movie and possibly less than aCalifornia, in the words of Steely Dan, tumbles into the sea and "San Andreas" somehow manages to make it boring. The inept script for "San Andreas" has less verbal fireworks than your average made for TV movie and possibly less than a tupperware party. In a nutshell, "San Andreas'" completely brain-dead script focuses on the "original" story of a steroid+collage infused couple -- who are "nearly" divorced --being swept together by massive catastrophe. That weary chestnut is complimented by a bevy of equally "original" characters like cowardly rich guys; moronic youngster who fall in love within 5 seconds, and knowing scientists who take hours to start shouting "Take cover": This movie has everything you want in an utterly cliched movie and more. One of the most laughably bad scripts I've had to sit though in a long time. And people around here poke fun at "Interstellar?" This is a reminder how we need to fall down on our knees and praise movies like "Interstellar" that at least try to say something smart. At least if the effects in "San Andreas" were worth waiting out the doldrums, it might have made sitting through the movie worthwhile, but they weren't even that good. Just average computer bits showering down all over the place. And you know the pace: SPFX -- talk -- SPFX -- talk --- and talk -- and talk. And what talk. Who writes scripts like "San Andreas" -- some rich producer's wife while she's having her nails done, chatting on the phone and watching a Lifetime movie? Once can only sit and scoff at the jello for lines the actors are given to work with. Even the mass of muscle known as The Rock looked weak and helpless about making this dog work. Even worse, it manages to make the smartest actor in Hollywood, Paul Giamatti look like an eyeball rolling puffin -- whose magical computer model predicts the end of the West Coast but doesn't tell him to at least put a call into a disaster agency to share the news. Word to director: When you're filming the apocalypse, next time try not to shoot the whole thing in medium closeup -- just ready for that leap to TV where it belongs. Poor TV.… Expand

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XDMetalbabeAug 5, 2015

The worst movie I've seen so far for 2015. The special effects aren't so special. Actually they are pretty lame and boring. What a waste of time and money.

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donnelbrJun 5, 2015

This movie was terrible. Granted I went to the theater high, and so I actually enjoyed it. But the screenplay, directing, plot/story, and acting can be characterized by words such as lazy, formulaic, uninteresting, etc. The group thatThis movie was terrible. Granted I went to the theater high, and so I actually enjoyed it. But the screenplay, directing, plot/story, and acting can be characterized by words such as lazy, formulaic, uninteresting, etc. The group that produced this film was completely taking the piss out of the audience, the majority of whom they clearly expect to be on the wrong side of 100 IQ. I too was laughing out loud in many parts because the dialogue was so ridiculous and apathetically delivered. It's like the actors didn't take their delivery of dialogue too seriously to save themselves the embarrassment of looking like they're trying to make it work. But hey, as long as we keep paying for movies like this, the studios will keep making them. Shame on us, really.… Expand

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beingryanjudeSep 26, 2015

There are far worse premises for a blockbuster action film. But when you mix it with mostly shoddy special effects, god-awful dialogue and some very questionable acting... you have another disappointing Dwayne Johnson film.

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shpostalJun 7, 2015

I love my wife and it's only because of that fact that I was willing to see any movie with Dwayne Johnson, who makes Keanu Reeves look like he's overacting by comparison. There's a reason they call crap like "San Andreas" disasterI love my wife and it's only because of that fact that I was willing to see any movie with Dwayne Johnson, who makes Keanu Reeves look like he's overacting by comparison. There's a reason they call crap like "San Andreas" disaster movies, and it has nothing to do with earthquakes or tidal waves.
Hideously horrible acting and an even worse script guarantee this will be a stinker worthy of Mystery Science Theater. Yes, the special effects were done pretty well, but computer animation does all the work nowadays, and how hard is it to screw up demolition? If you want to see a city suffer, watch the most recent Godzilla movie. That had the lighting and fear down pat, where this flick was about as moving as watching a leaf fall off a tree. So that being said, here's what I'd rather do than EVER go to a Dwayne Johnson movie again:

Be held without charges in a Libyan jail.
Lie in state.
Listen to an accountant's lecture at a convention.
Jump into a pool full of wet cat food.
Listen to nothing but Bob Dylan for 24 hours without a break.

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eagleeyevikingJan 5, 2016

Campy, stupid, boring and overlong, San Andreas is an absolute disaster for the Rock and others involved that would measure high on the Richter scale.

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SimpsonsJun 27, 2015

There's nothing to say about this movie...visually spectacular and "somewhat" entertaining but with a lazy and superficial script that gives ZERO development to the characters to follow this earthquake journey. Even Dwayne Johnson's charismaThere's nothing to say about this movie...visually spectacular and "somewhat" entertaining but with a lazy and superficial script that gives ZERO development to the characters to follow this earthquake journey. Even Dwayne Johnson's charisma is not worth of our money and time but well, we already knew what would be this movie, a Hollywood dumb disaster movie. What surprises me is why so many people watched this poop...… Expand

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Poke598May 29, 2015

About as bad as action movies and disaster movies get. The general concept is based on a true situation, but the science is trash as expected. There will be no tsunami, there will be no 9+ earthquake. Check out the documentary The NextAbout as bad as action movies and disaster movies get. The general concept is based on a true situation, but the science is trash as expected. There will be no tsunami, there will be no 9+ earthquake. Check out the documentary The Next California Earthquake for an explanation of the real science behind the San Andreas Fault.… Expand

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ThegodfathersonMay 29, 2015

The Rock's new high budgeted disaster flick, San Andreas drew me. Not becuase of the special effects or The Rock himself, but beacuse it looked so damn unbelievable and stupid, it looked like a pansy sequel to Sharknado, with a bigger budget,The Rock's new high budgeted disaster flick, San Andreas drew me. Not becuase of the special effects or The Rock himself, but beacuse it looked so damn unbelievable and stupid, it looked like a pansy sequel to Sharknado, with a bigger budget, and without sharks. San Andreas turned out to be more trash, than I thought it would be. This tear jerker, has nothing exciting about it, s*it blows up every often, to remind you that you are still watching garbage. Rancid chemistry between Carla Gugino and The Rock, Micheal Bay like effects, trashy romance and even trashier acting. San Andreas is turd all the way through, I thought this qouod be stupid fun, but it is just plain stupid. In this poopheap Paul Gimmati plays a stupid scientest in a stupid enough movie, if the stupid wasnt enough, expect MORE stupid with garbage science predictions and unbelievable science facts. This crap is not tolarable, with a big enough budget, Peyton and his team could have made something riviting and amazing, even with The Rock on their hands. May was a good month, with Fury Road as the highlight. Go see Mad Max rather than this utterly stupid and garbage movie. 0/10? You guessed it!… Expand

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amirchickkekDec 27, 2015

I thought it was about GTAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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Chiscokid88Oct 15, 2017

Cheesy visual effects, poorly written scripts, forgettable characters, and random scenes that doesn't move the story are ingredients making one of the worst films ever made.

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djniceyOct 12, 2015

I've seen some dumb B movies, but this one has to be among the very worst. The acting is wooden, the plot must have taken about 2 minutes to write, it has the most ridiculously stupid and clichéd scenes and some truly cringe-worthy dialogue.I've seen some dumb B movies, but this one has to be among the very worst. The acting is wooden, the plot must have taken about 2 minutes to write, it has the most ridiculously stupid and clichéd scenes and some truly cringe-worthy dialogue. The film is so bad its unintentionally funny.

The only disaster in this film is the movie itself.… Expand