Continental Split – Movie Review
First Reaction – Continental Split is the typical late-night disaster movie.
Director: Nick Lyon
Writer: Gil Luna, Joe Roche (Screenplay)
Cast
- Jessica Morris (Tommyknockers)
- Chris Bruno (Finding the Way Back)
- Crew Morrow (24 Hours to D-Day)
- Allison Gold
- Canyon Prince (Fortress)
Plot: When a fault threatens to split the U.S., a desperate team of seismologists and government agents race to prevent disaster as the clock ticks down.
Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Continental Split begins when a seismic event occurs in the US. Dr Cami Weddle (Morris) must uncover the cause of the events and protect her family, Eric (Morrow) and Emily (Gold). All while dealing with an ex-husband, Alan (Bruno), who may have contributed to the disaster in the first place.
The former couple must put their differences aside to stop the impending disaster. However, it might be too late, as the destruction has begun spreading through the cities.
Verdict on Continental Split
Recap
The movie follows the desperate race to stop a disaster splitting America in half. A group of scientist race to uncover the biggest points before it spreads, but they must put their own differences aside first.
Best Parts
The disaster feels like one which could strike and would be a big race to prevent global changes to the world. There is also a message about different things which could cause environmental changes.
Worst Parts
This offers nothing new to the disaster movies, and the fact that the family seem to be the only ones risking everything to save the day is almost funny at times. Elsewhere, the performances are not the strongest, nor are the special effects. The biggest weakness comes from the fact that the world never feels lived in, as it is only our characters dealing with disaster; nobody else seems to feel like they are moving away from the disaster.
Final Thoughts – Continental Split is a by-the-book disaster movie.
