Review of Dante's Peak (1997) by Kate M — 18 Jun 2008

Decent popcorn flick.

I like disaster movies so I enjoyed this but I think I preferred 'Volcano' with Tommy Lee Jones,.

This review of Dante's Peak (1997) was written by Kate M on 18 Jun 2008.

Dante's Peak has generally received mixed reviews.

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