Skyfire

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Release date: Jan 12, 2021

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Movie Info

Geologist Wentao Li (Xueqi Wang) vowed he would never return to Tianhuo Island after a catastrophic volcano eruption tragically killed his wife. But 20 years later, his daughter Meng (Hannah Quinlivan) continues his research work on the island that took her mother's life, developing a brilliant eruption forecasting system that could save countless lives. The island has now been transformed into a thrill-seeking theme park by greedy businessman Jack Harris (Jason Isaacs) despite Meng's warnings. She was right. Distraught over his daughter's safety, Wentao lands on the island as the volcano begins to erupt. It's a race against the clock to save his daughter, and the tourists and villagers from the apocalyptic chaos.

Genre:

action, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

Chinese
Director:

Simon West
Producer:

Jennifer Dong, Jib Polhemus
Writer:

Wei Bu, Sidney King
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 12, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 12, 2021
Runtime:

1h 37m
Production Co:

Production Capital, Meridian Entertainment, Gosdom Entertainment, Base FX
Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Jason Isaacs
Jack Harris

Hannah Quinlivan
Meng Li

Wang Xue-Qi
Wentao Li

Alice Rietveld
Sue Miller

Shawn Dou
Zhengnan

An Bai
Jiahui Dong

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Critic Reviews for Skyfire

It's all far more entertaining than it likely has any right to be.

January 15, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
It's no great leap forward in filmmaking, but the big-budget disaster movie "Skyfire" does prove that China is now capable of producing its own brand of utterly preposterous and enjoyably trashy popcorn entertainment for a global audience.

January 14, 2021 | Full Review…

Richard Kuipers
Variety
Won't erase memories of 'Dante's Peak' or 'Volcano,' and even they weren't very good.

January 13, 2021 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
It's extremely heroic and a lot of fun. I had a hoot!

January 12, 2021 | Full Review…

Tim Cogshell
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's dumb and cartoonish as can be and there's never a single moment in which you care at all about anything going on, not even when they drag in an endangered child in order to tug on the heartstrings.

January 12, 2021 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Peter Sobczynski
RogerEbert.com
Mostly this isn't the thrill-ride you might be hoping for. There's plenty of fire but, oddly, not much heat.

November 18, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Guardian
Some peril, violence in volcano eruption disaster movie.

January 26, 2021 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Brian Costello
Common Sense Media
Skyfire has all the proper excitement and rhythm of a popcorn disaster movie, but it's sorely lacking in the humanity department.

January 21, 2021 | Full Review…

Nicolás Delgadillo
Geeks of Color
Skyfire offers substantial guilty-pleasure fun.

January 16, 2021 | Full Review…

Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
You don't watch a movie about an erupting volcano for the human drama, and where Skyfire excels is with its special effects.

January 15, 2021 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Steven Prokopy
Third Coast Review
You know those lenticular pictures you look at and see one thing, then look at from a slightly different angle and see something else? Skyfire is like one of them. Depending on your perspective, the movie is either middling or awesome.

January 13, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
It's an unabashedly silly movie fueled by dodgy visual effects and formulaic plotting, but also a fun one that is genuinely charming in the way it unironically recycles cliches.

January 12, 2021 | Full Review…

Sandy Schaefer
CBR