News — The Quake

The Quake 八級大地震 命懸一劫 (2018) - Norwegian    Aka Skjelvet   Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)     The sequel to the hit disaster Norwegian 2016’s The Wave, is a clearly a bigger film with bigger budget to boot. Filmed with comparable Hollywood standards for blockbuster disaster film, think Independent Days and numerous others, the Norwegian is quick to cash in on the prequel success. What happens usually will be a lesser attempt, but Director John Andreas Andersen smartly spent most of the film focusing on character study, family issues, coming to terms with the aftermath...