San Andreas, Danny Collins, Man Up
The tone is set early on, when seismologist Lawrence (Paul Giamatti) watches in horror as the Hoover Dam is swept away, a thrillingly spectacular sequence that confirms both the awesome power of nature and the superbly deployed CGI that makes San Andreas a visceral rollercoaster.
Directed by Brad Peyton, the movie follows the almost impossibly resourceful Ray as he rattles around a crumbling California in a bewildering number of vehicles — a succession of helicopters, planes, cars and speedboats — rescuing more damsels in distress than might be found in half-a-dozen German fairy-tales.
