The great thing about this movie is that it knows what it is, a mindless destruction flick, and rarely tries to be something more. Most of the effect are great, and the Rock... Is the Rock.

Absolutely recommended if you want to shut down your brain and have a lot of fun.

I honestly tried to like this movie, mostly because of its great cast. But I couldn't stand their shallow motivations, egocentric attitude and silly, sentimental dialogue, that actually made me hate most of the characters (not to mention the cameos from known stars). What entirely lost me as a viewer and made me feel uncomfortable, was a rescue pilot that flees a disaster zone to fly to a far away location to rescue his daughter. I'm a medical professional and I have been a first responder in several critical situations, and I just can say that I truly hated The Rock's character so much after that stunt. After that, I couldn't enjoy the movie, despite the CGI, that I felt as outstanding. DON'T MAKE A FIRST RESPONDER THAT FAILS TO STICK TO ETHICS AND RULES YOUR MAIN CHARACTER. It's such an insult. If you disagree, I'll remind you whenever you need medical assistance and your paramedic, doctor or nurse has to leave the scene of your accident to check on her/his daughter.

we could live or we could die but idc lets talk about love and marriage now

Shallow, egocentric crap. Brilliant effects ruined by a clichéd script delivered in a Team America f#ck yea style. Total bilge.

This movie is just another disaster movie. The characters are very shallow with at times very very bad acting. If you like a simple plain disaster movie you should watch it. If you look for good acting then skip this movie.

It went from a maybe not so bad "Le-end-of-the-world" kinda movie to a "Are you for real?!". At first it did seem entertaining, like the plot could actually happen, but then it turned out to be about a firefighter saving four people, people kissing each other and turning the earthquake into their own romantic night out, and a magical "oh wait! That bitch ain't dead".

Firefighter only thinking of his own family, his own needs? IF a better, deeper manuscript, THAT would have been very interesting to watch - the actual realisation that most people are NOT heroes to ALL, but only to some. But the focus remains on Wayne Johnsons and his daughter's ability to keep a focus and keep calm in the face of absolute disaster - only one aim: Always Move To Safer Ground. And then the quib about USA and UK (Europe) embodied in the relationship between Wayne and his soon to be son-in-law (who is English) - who is protecting who...

SO much good CGI wasted on SUCH a crummy script!

the initial earth quake was pretty brutal but it had been determined that all the aftershocks were caused by Alexandra Daddario running without a sports bra on.

This movie is basically a plot hole in itself. Worst thing I ever saw… it makes no sense at all what people do and how the heck is there only a single family looking for the other family members? So much stuff floating around but no dead people? How weird do the building collapse? It's just amazingly bad…

This is clearly of the "turn your brains of before you press play" category. If you expect anything else stop right there.

So no complaints about storylines and logic, the whole movie is build around the usual blueprint for this genre. Which isn´t meant purely as critic, it is just the facts. But CGI is 2nd rate at best. This would have been OK a couple years ago but it´s below standard for today. If you make a doomsday movie you need to have convincing effects. A lot of the shots the objects feel/look weightless and unnatural.

So take this for what it is or don´t take it at all. That would be my recommendation.

Found myself laughing most of the time because of all the over the top massive destructions happening. With a strong quake follows a weak plot...