The Quake

"There are fewer special effects shots than we'd see in a Hollywood version, but they are shrewdly deployed and suitably unsettling."

"The Quake doesn't reinvent the wheel in any way, but it does offer more human emotion than any disaster movie in years."

"The film's drawn-out boy-who-cried-wolf arc creates little opportunity for the main character to develop."

"Joner is a capable actor, but he's required here to remain for such a long time in a one-note condition of mental fragility that our sympathy for the character starts to give way to exasperation."

"It's just intelligent and serious enough..."

"More cerebral and less CGI-effects laden than most similar efforts, this sequel demonstrates that Hollywood has nothing on the Scandinavians when it comes to making exciting disaster pics."

"Should be required viewing for all of today's Hollywood franchise jockeys. It shows you how to make one of these things without sacrificing your characters' souls (or your own, for that matter)."

"The reason to watch the film is the excellent cinematography and awe-inspiring effects."