Tidal Wave (2009)

The first time I attempted Tidal Wave, I barely made it out of the introductory tragedy. There were aspects of the dialogue, performances, and cutting points that just didn’t gel with me. A second effort almost ended the same way, but I stuck it out – and am glad I did.

Frequently credited as South Korea’s first disaster film, Tidal Wave / Haeundae (2009), builds up to a tsunami but feels more like a light romantic comedy. Negative reviews on here write the long character development off as boring, but the time invested in our wave fodder is a welcome change of pace from the Irwin Allen formula that relies more on the attachments viewers bring into theatres for known…