Eruption is a solid film from New Zealand detailing a scientist's attempts to warn the people of Auckland of an impending volcanic eruption within the city.
Don't go into this expecting a Hollywood style disaster flick or you'll be disappointed, as the titular eruption doesn't occur until close to the end of the movie. What is nice about it is that you get to meet and know the people who will be effected by the impending disaster and seeing how they handle the situation, some stupidly (as expected), and others wisely, but all believably.
The plot overall is not terribly dissimilar from Dante's Peak, but the script is well written and the acting is good. And there's a lot less "disaster". The stories of the people involved are interesting and you won't be able to figure out who lives or dies until the very end, and there are some surprises there. I enjoyed it as a small scale disaster/drama film, which rang true, as opposed to some of the ridiculously overblown ones that Hollywood churns out that have ludicrous scripts with absurd and unrealistic behavior by the characters. The special effects for the final eruption are quite good also.
Don't go into this expecting a Hollywood style disaster flick or you'll be disappointed, as the titular eruption doesn't occur until close to the end of the movie. What is nice about it is that you get to meet and know the people who will be effected by the impending disaster and seeing how they handle the situation, some stupidly (as expected), and others wisely, but all believably.
The plot overall is not terribly dissimilar from Dante's Peak, but the script is well written and the acting is good. And there's a lot less "disaster". The stories of the people involved are interesting and you won't be able to figure out who lives or dies until the very end, and there are some surprises there. I enjoyed it as a small scale disaster/drama film, which rang true, as opposed to some of the ridiculously overblown ones that Hollywood churns out that have ludicrous scripts with absurd and unrealistic behavior by the characters. The special effects for the final eruption are quite good also.