Ashfall film review: Ha Jung-woo, Lee Byung-hun brave volcanic eruption in Korean disaster thriller

2.5/5 stars When a long dormant volcano threatens to destroy half of the Han Peninsula, the biggest stars in Korean cinema are assembled to save the day. Combining the collective blockbuster attractions of disaster movie, action thriller, family melodrama, and buddy comedy, Ashfall erupts in a pungent cloud of lofty ambition and epic scale. But when the ash settles, what remains on screen is the molten wreckage of a high concept crowd-pleaser that, in its efforts to be everything for everyone…

from South China Morning Post https://ift.tt/2tiitQw