The Rescue

Dante Lam, by favorite director from contemporary China has switched from action to disaster and has made the best disaster film in the last few years, where the Chinese star Eddie Peng excels! The film focuses on a group of rescuers who go on various dangerous missions to save people, creating a beautiful diversity and variety in the genre. If somewhere we see a volcano eruption, earthquake or tsunami, here we have four disasters all at once, and they are all epic and magnificent. There is an oil rig, a wild river, an airplane crash, which is the craziest scene in the movie (very realistic and unpleasant, and the shots of the passengers' bodies will evoke the right discomfort), and I won't tell you the finale, suffice to say that it lasts half an hour and it's huge. In the first half there is a bit of the classic melodrama – a necessary evil in Asia – but once the film starts rolling, it holds throughout. It is thrilling, epic, the soundtrack is absolutely brilliant, the effects are magnificent, there are also some great slow-motion shots, and the intensity knows no limits. Someone complained in a foreign review that the protagonist would have never survived what he does in the film. So if you are among the viewers who wonder if someone can survive or not, you won't enjoy the film. All others will experience a disaster ride that will make you sweat your ass off. In this year's Hong Kong vs South Korea duel, it's currently 2:1 for China. Story *****, Action *****, Humor>No, Violence****, Entertainment***** Music*****, Visual*****, Atmosphere*****, Tension*****. 8.5/10. (10/02/2021)