When an epic earthquake hits California, Ray Gaines, a fire department chief must find and rescue his only daughter. His ex-wife Emma helps in the search. They travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save her. ‘San Andreas,’ an adventure action drama film hits movie theaters on Friday, May 29.
Metacritic gave the film a Metascore of 46 out of 14 critics. IMDb rated the film a 6.5/10 out of 868 user reviews. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film a 48% on the Tomatometer. Its average is 5.3/10 out of 33 reviews. The film received 16 Fresh Tomatoes and 17 Rotten Tomatoes. 96% of 23,090 users wanted to see the film. The film runs for 114 minutes.
Carla Gugino speaking in a panel for 'San Andreas' at Wondercon in the Anaheim Convention Center on April 2015.
‘San Andreas’ stars Dwayne Johnson as Chief Ray Gaines, Carla Gugino as Emma, Alexandra Daddario as Blake Gaines, Paul Giamatti as Lawrence, Ioan Gruffudd as Daniel Riddick, Archie Panjabi as Serena, Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Ben, Art Parkinson as Ollie, Colton Haynes as Joby, Todd Williams as Marcus Crowlings, Matt Gerald as Harrison, Will Yun Lee as Dr. Kim Chung, and Kylie Minogue as Susan Riddick.
Brad Peyton directed the film and Bob Ducsay edited it. Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia, and Tripp Vinson are the producers. The screenplay was written by Carlton Cuse and the story was written by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore. The $100 million budget film features music by Andrew Lockington. Steve Yedlin is the cinematographer. Newline Cinema, Flynn Picture Company, and Village Roadshow Pictures are its production companies. The film was distributed by Warner Bros/ Pictures.
Alexandra Daddario speaking in a panel for 'San Andreas' at Wondercon in the Anaheim Convention Center on April 2015.
Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes:
1) “As for the story line, there are faults and cracks aplenty. But "San Andreas" does know where its epicenter must be: overdone, loud, anything-but-realistic and enthusiastic destruction sequences,” wrote Randy Myers from San Jose Mercury News.
2) “Together with cinematographer Steve Yedlin and VFX supervisor Colin Strause, director Brad Peyton achieves a persuasive blending of practical shots and superior CG techniques for the most complex sequences,” wrote Justin Lowe from Hollywood Reporter.
3) “Thankfully, the action set pieces are exciting enough, and come at such a successive clip - "Oh, s-t" may
be the film's most repeated line of dialogue - that it's only afterward that you have the chance to pause and ask questions about the plot,” wrote Alonso Duralde from TheWrap.
4) “The special effects aren't bad for a lower-budget ($100 million) blockbuster, though director Brad Peyton and his writers often deploy them in downright laughable ways,” critiqued Lou Lumenick from New York Post.
5) “California crumbles spectacularly in an action movie that quickly degenerates from blissfully stupid to fatally stupid,” critiqued Andrew Barker from Variety.
