Review of Dante's Peak (1997) by Jed G — 22 Feb 2014

I saw this movie once in a high school science class. Totally generic and unbelievable.

This review of Dante's Peak (1997) was written by Jed G on 22 Feb 2014.

Dante's Peak has generally received mixed reviews.

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The entire film had probably ten minutes that I thought were decent. The building up to the climax was so slow that I almost fell asleep…

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