10 Action Movies That Looked Awesome But Sucked

San Andreas is the kind of movie that, had it been made in the 1970s, would’ve starred Charlton Heston and a supporting cast of Hollywood Squares regulars. Had it been made in the 1990s, it would’ve starred Sylvester Stallone and a supporting cast of future Expendables guest stars. That’s the movie’s problem: it’s so anonymous that it could’ve been made at any time, starring absolutely anyone.

Dumb, manipulative and in a hurry to give you something to look at every few minutes, this is an old school disaster movie souped-up with state-of-the-art special effects. In no other area does the movie have anything new to offer, least of all in the character department.

Dwayne Johnson is the fearless helicopter pilot who scours earthquake-devastated California for his estranged daughter, Paul Giamatti is the scientist whose warnings went unheeded and Ioan Gruffud is the cowardly businessman who has ‘dead meat’ written all over him. You’ve seen it all before, and after watching San Andreas once, it’ll be a long time before you revisit it.