The Quake is released on DVD and Digital by Signature Entertainment on 20 May.The world of gaming is about to see one of the biggest releases of the year – the highly anticipated FIFA 22. It makes for a riveting and affecting action film with a distinctly personal feel. It works so well because of this focus and its willingness to set the events within confined parameters. Whilst the threat of earthquakes and devastation to the Norwegian capital is very real, The Quake directs its gaze on a troubled father trying to reconnect with his family. Whilst The Quake shares many similarities with its predecessor The Wave, John Andreas Andersen’s film concentrates on the minutiae. Only to come to a frightening conclusion. When Kristian discovers that a colleague has been killed following the collapse of a tunnel, he approaches the grieving daughter (Kathrine Thorborg Johansen) to investigate further. Today, he struggles to cope with the trauma of that day and is estranged from his wife (Ane Dahl Torp) and children (Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Edith Haagenrud-Sande). Three years ago, geologist Kristian Eikjord (Kristoffer Joner) was hailed as a hero following a rockslide in a Norwegian tourist destination. It loses the human focus and that’s an element where The Quake really thrives. I’ve seen major cities destroyed far too many times to actually care anymore.

As soon as a film goes too far it risks losing its audience. Whether you agree with this or not is I guess a matter of opinion, but for me, at least, blockbusters have jumped the shark (sometimes literally). The guiding principle is that bigger is better and the more devastation and destruction the more excitement there will be.

There’s an annoying tendency for Hollywood disaster movies to increasingly push the limits of realism and believability.

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