The Fires review – volcanoes and passions erupt in Iceland disaster-romance

A volcanologist and a photographer try to save Reykjavik in impressive and plausible drama This scientifically plausible, CGI-tastic disaster film will either do wonders for Iceland’s tourist industry or destroy it completely. Vigdís Hrefna Pálsdóttir stars as a volcanologist called Anna, who is descended from a short line of volcanologists (just her dad). When mini volcanos start erupting and earthquakes get more frequent, Anna begins to suspect the subterranean systems everyone thought were...

By Leslie Felperin