MOVIE REVIEW: SAN ANDREAS
3/5 A terrifying earthquake is about to consume San Francisco, while devoted divorced dad Ray Gaines is trying to save his wife and daughter and rebuild his family life. SAN ANDREAS does one thing right, instead of following multiple character storylines, like many other disaster films, it focuses on one family. The drama of disaster movies, however, is much more effective when it deals with an underdog, someone unlikely to face the odds and totally unprepared. Dwayne Johnson, THE ROCK, looks like a half god himself, so it is unlikely you are going to be worried too much about his fate in the film. Surprisingly his acting is much like in the early films with Arnold Schwarzenegger - simple, but promising. That I cannot say about Carla Gugino. Normally a fine actor, here she struggles with the role of a grieving mom and definitely failing at any complex emotions. When she is required to take part in the action, however, she does it with ease. I found baffling the cameo o