We watched this in Geography class; the teacher is not one to fall for the spectacle of a disaster flick, and he told us that it has been confirmed by scientists that almost everything that happens in this could, indeed, occur. This is a docu-drama in two parts, each about 50 minutes and the second one starting with a summary of the first one. The plot is engaging, and this can be rather exciting and intense. There aren't really any characters that are anything less than obnoxious, though, and the acting is decent at best(the kid is downright poor, good thing he has so few lines). The FX are great. This does try a tad too hard at times(and one portion did sadly remind me of 2012, I kid you not), and the "effective quick zooms" add nothing. The music isn't bad. I would personally have preferred if the guy with the Scottish accent would talk slower, or have less crucial dialog, but that's because it was shown on a regular TV, and I was too far away to read the subtitles. The writing is solid, not all that many clichés and stereotypes made their way into the script of this. I recommend this to anyone interested in volcanoes or similar phenomena. 7/10
