Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Sight & Sound ’s Danny Leigh felt the movie was “predictable histrionic”, over-long, and “geologically improbably.” Ray Richmond of Variety found the film to be “roundly insipid” and a “mope opera that follows such a well-trod crisis path that viewers can set their watches by”. Though he highly praised the film’s special effects as being “sharp and impactful without being at all obtrusive”, and noted the film had a talented cast, he heavily panned the story for being unrealistic and lacking genuineness. The New York Times Ron Wertheimer felt the numerous subplots left the film feeling fragmented and confusing, and that it present New York in an unrealistic light, even before the earthquake hits.
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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York is
a 1999 disaster TV movie that was broadcast in the United States on CBS
in two parts, with the first part aired on November 14 and the second
on November 16. It was released to VHS in 2000, and on DVD in 2001. It
is based on a book written by Chuck Scarborough. Starring Charles S.
Dutton, Sharon Lawrence, Tom Skerritt, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jennifer
Garner, Rachel Ticotin and Frederick Weller. under the direction of
Mikael Salomon, the miniseries follows five groups of people in the
aftermath of a large earthquake hitting New York City.
It was nominated for an Emmy Award for its special effects. While critics praised the special effects and cast, they heavily panned the film for its implausible scenario, predictability, and lack of realism.Sight & Sound ’s Danny Leigh felt the movie was “predictable histrionic”, over-long, and “geologically improbably.” Ray Richmond of Variety found the film to be “roundly insipid” and a “mope opera that follows such a well-trod crisis path that viewers can set their watches by”. Though he highly praised the film’s special effects as being “sharp and impactful without being at all obtrusive”, and noted the film had a talented cast, he heavily panned the story for being unrealistic and lacking genuineness. The New York Times Ron Wertheimer felt the numerous subplots left the film feeling fragmented and confusing, and that it present New York in an unrealistic light, even before the earthquake hits.
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