The Quake (Skjelvet)
In the Norwegian city of Oslo, there was an earthquake that occurred unexpectedly in 1904, when the quake struck 5.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Oslo Grappen, which passes under the Norwegian capital. The film tells a documentary about a painful reality for many years because of that earthquake, which may be repeated again after a long absence.
November 29, 1951 in Norway
2 September 1966, Oslo, Norway
1 August 1975, Bærum, Norway
19 September 1972, Stavanger, Norway
December 14, 2018
There's plenty of intelligence in this film and a fair amount of entertainment -- it just may not make the earth move for you.December 14, 2018
Andersen shows he's assertively capable of staging scenes of mass-destruction on a relatively minimal budget... with thrilling aplomb.December 14, 2018
The final act generates some genuine white-knuckle tension to compensate for the tedious conspiracy theories and personal bickering.December 16, 2018
[S]omewhat expectedly, this film doesn't measure up to its predecessor, but still passes for a popcorn action blockbuster.December 14, 2018
The Quake isn't your standard catastrophe drama, even if it does leave viewers shaking in their boots.December 17, 2018
It's a shame his film surrendered to its own impatience to get to the "good stuff." It feels like whole chunks of the movie are missing. We never even get resolutions to the corrupt construction company and possibly-murdered ex-colleague subplots!December 12, 2018
It's just intelligent and serious enough to give you your escapist cake - deluxe popcorn perils in all their big-screen glory - without making you eat the familiar guilt of empty-calorie overload.December 15, 2018
For the more open-minded, The Quake offers visceral thrills.December 14, 2018
While not as mind-blowing or exhilarating as The Wave, The Quake is, without a doubt, a very solid, enjoyable, and thrilling experience.December 14, 2018
There are fewer special effects shots than we'd see in a Hollywood version, but they are shrewdly deployed and suitably unsettling.December 11, 2018
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.December 17, 2018
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).