Volcano
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 25, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The A.V. ClubJohn Krewson
Deft filmmaking that allows the special effects to help, not be, the story combines with an actual script to make Volcano a smart, self-aware, and most of all fun disaster movie. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
But a great sense of pace is a wonderful thing, and director Jackson and his crew (who made good use of hand-held and Steadicam shots and reportedly averaged an impressive 30 to 40 camera setups a day) move so quickly from shot to shot and location to location that viewers have a limited time to dwell on the film's predictable implausibilities. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
In fact, this is one of the best pure disaster movies ever made (not that it has much competition). Congratulations to director Mick Jackson for a job well done. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverPeter Rainer
Watching this film is a little bit like getting mauled and tickled at the same time. The filmmakers have given the whole shebang a hefty levity, and that's not easy to accomplish in a full-scale disaster movie. Read full review
70
NewsweekDavid Ansen
The secret of Volcano's success as a better-than-average disasterama is its nonstop pace. Read full review
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A furiously paced popcorn picture whose outrageous implausibility is somewhat amusing, Volcano delivers enough spectacular action to get it off to a hot B.O. start, although like the lava in the picture, it may not flow quite as far as anticipated. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
I had a pretty good time at Volcano. The reason I didn't have a better time is that the characters aren't just schlocky, they're boring. Read full review
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