10.5: Apocalypse (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

John Lafia

Writer (WGA):

John Lafia (written by)

Release Date:

18 March 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There's no escaping mother nature

Plot:

A massive earthquake creates a chain of events that threaten two of the largest nuclear reactors.

Plot Keywords:

Nuclear | Earthquake | Coast | Seismologist | Natural Disaster

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kim Delaney	...	Dr. Samantha Hill
Dean Cain	...	Brad Malloy
David Cubitt	...	Dr. Jordan Fisher
Oliver Hudson	...	Will Malloy
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Natalie Warner (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)
Carlos Bernard	...	Dr. Miguel Garcia
Carly Pope	...	Laura Malloy
Barbara Eve Harris	...	Stacy Warner, FEMA Director
Peter Outerbridge	...	Alec Becker
John Cassini	...	Sean Morris, Hollister's Aide
Melissa Sue Anderson	...	First Lady Megan Hollister (as Melissa Anderson)
Tamara Hope	...	First Daughter Amy Hollister
Mark Camacho	...	Russ the Poker Player
Tyrone Benskin	...	Jackson the Bartender
Frank Langella	...	Dr. Earl Hill

Runtime:

169 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Joliette, Québec, Canada

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: In the last scene showing the now split North American Continent they forgot to show the new CA/NV coastline that was created at the end of the first 10.5 movie.

Movie Connections:

Follows 10.5 (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Understanding

Zoom Zoom Zoom

This is an escapist entertainment featuring a cast of good actors and some commendable production values - all rendered pointless by the director's incessant (and I do mean incessant) abuse of the zoom lens. Whose idea was that? The director? The director of photography? Who holds the blame? It became so nauseating that it effectively spoiled everybody else's hard work. The director is not a novice and yet he allows this same grievous mistake to sink this film as he did the previous 10.5 disaster TV movie. There seems to be a mistaken notion that manipulating the zoom lens equates with directorial style. Jess Franco would even be embarrassed.