Flood
By Cory Peynado, Blockbuster.co.uk

Poor weather conditions in England? Hah, those movie moguls have really gone out of their minds this time. Robert Carlyle puts on his swimming trunks and prepares himself for the disaster movie of a lifetime in the new Thriller “Flood”. Its set on the shores of our very own hometown, even reaching the surroundings of our precious Millennium Dome… how will we go on.

Seen recently in the heart-pounding horror flick ‘28 Weeks Later’ this movie cements a welcome return of Robert Carlyle to our screens. Much like Harry Potter and the Bond films, when a big British film is being made we always like to call in our top brass and this movie is no exception. As disconcerting as it may be to see London turn into a goldfish bowl it’s about time this country joined the disaster movie era.

The story starts with a huge storm ravaging the east coast of Scotland, flooding a place called Wick. The imagery is much like that seen on TV during July 2007, the film actually uses a lot of stock footage of flooding and extreme weather. The storm continues to move down Britain's east coast, but the head of the Met Office, Keith (Planer), doesn’t believe it'll hit the capital.

As the Deputy PM tries to stay one step ahead of the press, the storm (shockingly) changes direction. "This wasn't meant to happen! It's heading straight for us," says Keith, with the storm portrayed as a kind of King Kong figure.

I have to admit it’s kind of exhilarating to see the houses of parliament and the millennium wheel getting a good hose down. I think people who enjoyed ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ will definitely get a kick out of some of the cool visual effects in the later events of the film. It’s one of those what-would-we-really-do films that make you pause and wonder. I haven’t factored in that whenever we look out of our windows here its pretty much Noah’s day anyway.

Drawing more from films like Armageddon than 28 Weeks Later, Flood feels like a top of the range disaster movie on familiar British soil. Heart-wrenching sacrifices must be made, old family wounds must be healed, and pretty girls must be saved. But much like the aforementioned Hollywood blockbusters, Flood is a workable, sometimes suspenseful action movie, even if it does feel more suited to the small screen.

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