It’s hard to win with anActionmovie sometimes.

The violence is necessary, but it can’t be too much, otherwise it borders on horror territory.

That being said, there is actually a lot to enjoy in this otherworldly action movie.

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And the action does not disappoint.

However, the Helen Slater adaptation was not the one to do it.

Filled with cheesy tropes and empty feminism, the film struggled to find an audience.

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Faye Dunaway is an antagonist worthy of all the accolades when it comes to high drama and sheer silliness.

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They encounter some stragglers on the way as well, and not everybody makes it out.

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6San Andreas (2015)

Disaster films tend to be hit-and-miss both with audiences and critics.

There is a hero who must rescue those they care about from a very precarious and dramatic situation.

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InSan Andreas, the hero happens to be Dwayne Johnson.

While the plot is exactly as expected,the actual action in this film is extremely well done.

Because of its success, the next installment went slightly too far in that direction.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very goofy Mr.

Freeze, complete with terrible one-liners and polar bear slippers.

It provides action, a thirst for blood, and some extraordinary fight sequences.

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Clearly, audiences disagreed with the critics, as the movie has an 89% Popcornmeter score.

The characters make the audience invested, and the twists come out of nowhere.

Clearly, audiences disagreed with the critics, as the movie has an 89% Popcornmeter score.

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A movie doesn’t have to be serious for it to be good.

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