Tonight on TV: the old school catastrophe movie that deserves a catch-up session – Actus Ciné

Briefly forged by Neill Blomkamp (Elysium, Chappie) and starring Chris Evans, the catastrophe flick Greenland – The Final Refuge is present process a forged change in improvement. Director Ric Roman Waugh takes over the venture, whereas Gerard Butler inherits the lead position. The 2 males thus discover themselves a yr after having already collaborated collectively on The Fall of the President.

Having already saved planet Earth in Geostorm, Gerard Butler this time tries to outlive a comet that threatens to trigger an unprecedented cataclysm. He lends his options to John Garrity, a household man who embarks on a dangerous journey together with his ex-wife and their son to succeed in the final refuge secure from catastrophe.

In keeping with Tornado, the place Helen Hunt hunts down violent tornadoes, Greenland – The Final Refuge additionally evokes classics of the style similar to Steven Spielberg’s Battle of the Worlds or Roland Emmerich’s 2012 with out nonetheless attempting to compete with them. Certainly, the director favors the psychology of the characters, treating his topic in an intimate method.

With a really modest price range, estimated at 44 million {dollars}, the movie collected greater than 60 million. If this rating doesn’t make it worthwhile, it stays nonetheless considerable for a movie launched within the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (and solely on VOD in the US). With a median viewer score of three.1 out of 5 on AlloCiné, Greenland – The Final Refuge is unquestionably to catch up tonight on TF1.

Greenland – The Final Refuge by Ric Roman Waugh with Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, David Denman…

Tonight on TF1 at 9:10 p.m.