Planetquake – Review – STACKED Rating
A tectonic shift deep below the Mariana Trench causes a series of ever-escalating earthquakes. If a team of leading seismologists fails to stop the disaster, the events will break apart the Earth, resulting in billions of casualties.
The Asylum is back with another disaster flick, this time trying to shake things up with “Planetquake.” But unlike its predecessors, this one barely registers on the Richter scale of excitement.
The story starts with a bang when a mission to retrieve a WWII nuke goes sideways, triggering massive earthquakes and tsunamis. Dr. Anderson and her colleague, Peter, are safe, but her daughter Sophie is trapped on a plane circling Seattle. To make matters worse, the NSA wants Dr. Anderson’s brother Dresden, who holds the key to stopping the quakes, found within three days.
From there, it’s a race against time to activate an old orbital weapons platform to save the day. But with untested tech and missing arming codes, it’s a shaky plan at best.
Unfortunately, “Planetquake” spends more time with characters staring at screens than delivering action. Even the few disaster scenes feel like a letdown, with weak CGI and editing goofs that take you out of the moment.
Sure, the dialogue is a bit better than usual, but there’s just too much talking and not enough action. And when the action does come, it falls flat.
Overall, “Planetquake” is a dull disaster flick that fails to make an impact. Even die-hard fans of The Asylum will struggle to find anything good to say about this one.
Director: Monroe Robertson
Writer: Monroe Robertson
Stars: Michael Paré, Erica Duke, Phillip Andre Botello
