I'm a big fan of disaster movies so I was anxious to see how the Norwegian take on the genre would turn out.
It grabs hold of you very quickly with gorgeous shots around the fjord, accompanied by a lovely film score. Even though the plot is nothing new, the solid acting, cinematography and music keeps you interested. However I do agree with other reviews that says the best part is before the actual disaster takes place. Even though you know what will happen eventually, there is still a subtle tension there all the time. Maybe it felt more real to me since I'm a Norwegian and that this event actually will unfold one day. The scientists just doesn't know when...
Despite the tiny budget that was less than 10% of most Hollywood disaster movies it holds up very well. The special effects are great and the ruined landscape after the wave hits look very realistic.
I still think that the Norwegian film critics got a little too patriotic when they gave this top scores. It's definitely right up there with the big boys in the disaster movie genre, but in my opinion it's neither better or worse than other films such as The day after Tomorrow, 2012 and San Andreas.
Overall I really enjoyed it and will probably watch it again.
It grabs hold of you very quickly with gorgeous shots around the fjord, accompanied by a lovely film score. Even though the plot is nothing new, the solid acting, cinematography and music keeps you interested. However I do agree with other reviews that says the best part is before the actual disaster takes place. Even though you know what will happen eventually, there is still a subtle tension there all the time. Maybe it felt more real to me since I'm a Norwegian and that this event actually will unfold one day. The scientists just doesn't know when...
Despite the tiny budget that was less than 10% of most Hollywood disaster movies it holds up very well. The special effects are great and the ruined landscape after the wave hits look very realistic.
I still think that the Norwegian film critics got a little too patriotic when they gave this top scores. It's definitely right up there with the big boys in the disaster movie genre, but in my opinion it's neither better or worse than other films such as The day after Tomorrow, 2012 and San Andreas.
Overall I really enjoyed it and will probably watch it again.