Eruption LA – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Disaster Movies – E
Director: Sean Cain
Writer: Sean Cain (Screenplay)
Cast
- Matthew Atkinson (The Bold and the Beautiful)
- Lexi Johnson (The Nice Guys)
- Eric Etebari (The Lincoln Lawyer)
- Amy Paffrath (The Purge Anarchy)
- Harry Van Gorkum (Mortal Instruments)
Plot: As the earth crumbles under the feet of the unsuspecting Angelenos, and a sea of hot lava is about to boil over, a geology geek and a young disaster-movie diva must avert a nightmare come true. Will the mayor act fast before it’s too late?
Runtime: 1 Hour 26 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Eruption LA starts when screenwriter Josh (Atkinson) is assigned to work with famous scientist Professor Irwin (Van Gorkum). Irwin is a renowned geologist and the producers want the movie’s main character to be based on him. However, an unprecedented geological event hits LA.
The choice for leading lady Kat Rivers (Johnson) joins the team, and they race to find a solution. As the city starts crumbling a massive explosion is on its way and only Josh, Kat and Irwin know the solution.
Verdict on Eruption LA
Eruption LA is an action thriller following the Mayor of LA trying to find the best solution after a geological event. He must trust his experts but nobody knows the best solution and each scientist has a different idea which could save the city.
This movie brings us a big disaster movie with a high concept to prevent the biggest part of the disaster. LA makes for an interesting location for a disaster movie because of the added chaos of the numbers who live there. We previously saw this in Volcano and it shows the stubborn side of scientists. It works for a fun disaster movie, while it’s not the greatest you will see, it certainly isn’t the worst. This understands the big concept behind everything that happens to give us the chaotic environment needed.
Where to Watch
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Final Thoughts – Eruption LA is a big, fun and entertaining late-night disaster movie.
