San Andreas has already accomplished one impressive thing this week:
Its world premiere has helped star Dwayne Johnson set a selfie-snapping record.
But will this disaster movie, which centers on an earthquake hitting the West Coast, accomplish another important task at the theater, that of actually entertaining its viewers?
Movie critics around the country are weighing in on San Andreas…
Paul Giamatti is perfectly cast as the rumpled scientist and his scenes are by far the most interesting. It causes one to wonder if San Andreas might have worked better if the entire film had focused on his character. – James Berardinelli
The cringeworthy dialogue and unmoving earnestness are the biggest disasters in this mostly forgettable action flick. – Brian Truitt
Helo-flown and hella-dumb, the movie delivers what its ads promise and not a particle more: Semi-convincing digital erasure of infrastructure. – Chris Klimek
For connoisseurs of unintentionally terrible movies, San Andreas delivers more than a few hearty belly laughs. – Stephen Rebello
There’s really nothing in San Andreas we haven’t seen before in other disaster films, with the exception of The Rock as the hero. – Kirk Baird
Audiences who choose to seek out San Andreas will get exactly what they came for. Undeniably silly but riveting when it means it most, the film delivers the goods. Snooty cinephiles need not apply. – Dustin Putman