Review of Dante's Peak (1997) by Ben H — 29 Aug 2010
Nature can be bad news... this film makes the case. Pierce Brosnon is unpredictably good in this role as a geologist, of all things. He is not the superman Bond but just a smart geologist who gets his boss contradicting him with the townspeople of Dante, somewhere in the northwest US. There are a few escape scenes from the volcanic eruption that strain crediblity, but if you allow for this, you can continue to watch this to the end.
Well shot, acted and human conflict oriented. If you have ever been threatened by things beyond your control, watch this movie. Volcanic activity in a small town makes for economic bad news, but even the scientists disagree as this volcano simmers, waiting to erupt. The two dead lovers in a hot tub should have awakened the town, but naturally, it didn't. If it had, we wouldn't have had a movie, would we?
I dismissed this film at the beginning just on its write up, don't you do the same. Worth the time, big time.
This review of Dante's Peak (1997) was written by Ben H on 29 Aug 2010.
Dante's Peak has generally received mixed reviews.
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