The Tunnel

I came across this title while discussing a chapter about Disaster Management with my daughter for her exams. I asked her to check out Stallone's Daylight n this movie caught my attention cos of the similarities. To be honest, it is not that great, ther aint any big star cast, no fancy special effects but somehow i enjoyed it.

After watching the recent, magnificent disaster movies Bølgen (2015) and Skjelvet (2018) I was expecting a lot more from this than what was given.

It is rather slow, has some poor dialogue and acting and does not attain the level of the previously mentioned disaster movies when it had the potential but too much was spent on character interaction and not enough on thrills and spills which is essential for a disaster movie!

It starts a little slow, but then something happens inside the tunnel. In the beginning the movie works well, but then the rescue begins. Orders are given from people in charge, but everybody is doing the excact opposite! I mean EVERYONE!!! Its just completely destroying the movie, because its so annoying. And the "hero" is way over the top.... One scene where he ends up crawling... Oh my god! Many many people dies in the tunnel...... But who cares? The people we follow only cares for themselves... Bringing a lot of people in great danger, and deaths, because they disobey orders. Its just stupid and annoying because the story is good.

This film had promise with the beautiful snowy Norwegian landscapes and claustrophobic tunnel setting but unfortunately it's just incredibly dull. Looks like Daylight will continue to reign supreme in the niche tunnel-based disaster genre.

It's Norway during the Christmas season. Snowplows are clearing the road after a snow storm. A fuel truck gets stuck deep inside a long tunnel. Traffic is backed up and then the truck explodes.

This is a Norwegian disaster movie. I actually like most the part right before the fire. There is a sense of tension as the anticipation of the big explosion mounts. The issue with the fire is the smoke. It makes everything hard to see. The movie does a poor job laying out the map despite its simplicity. I just don't know where that anybody is located. It seems like a simple idea to back up slowly. At first, these guys are driving like maniacs and then they just don't try. Sadly, it's not like the audience can see much even if they do try. The first half has too much back story for these characters and the second half is not compelling enough. As such, it's a passable disaster movie.