Volcano

Since we had seen "Armageddon" at the cinema the evening before, it was very fitting to rent another disaster film on video, namely Volcano, which was a pleasant surprise. Tommy Lee Jones plays the disaster expert Mike Roark, who has to turn to expert help, the geologist Amy Barnes, when a volcano erupts in the middle of Los Angeles. Nothing like it has ever happened before, so even though there has been no shortage of warnings, the response comes too late. Mike Roark is convinced from the outset that the geologists' analyses must be taken seriously, but those responsible for, among other things, the city's public transport are not favourably inclined. Disaster strikes, and Roark and his partner Barnes must use all their resourcefulness and ingenuity to stop the eruption.

Volcano is first and foremost effective entertainment. A hint of romance in the air between the two main characters can also be detected. The biggest irritant was Gaby Hoffmann's role as Roark's daughter Kelly, who behaves completely illogically, that is to say far too childishly and self-centredly. She develops into a veritable angel. In fact many of the film's supporting characters are also nauseatingly good and selfless.