Fallen City

There are a few moments where the effects are observably sub-par, but the story itself is relatively decent, but this Chinese disaster flick has nothing going for it that hasn't been bettered by the generally mediocre ones Hollywood has been pumping out for the last several decades.

Fallen City has everything. It has some good action, most of which is quite intense and thrilling. Its acting is consistently strong, as Huang Jue and Ding Yongdai play off one another wonderfully. It's surprisingly emotionally involving. The film contains a good mix of humor, too. And while the destroyed city doesn't provide us the most unique landscape available, it is quite gorgeous and the effects used to show us the destruction are seamless. At 90 minutes, it finishes before it gets dull.