Sci-fi 'The Great Flood' promises thrills but falls short of expectations

I'M ALL for a good genre-bending movie or even a good twist in the tail, but in the Korean film The Great Flood currently streaming on Netflix, it’s a disaster that promises plenty and delivers little.

- MICHAEL SHERMAN

*Spoilers ahead

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good sci-fi movie and most disaster films are obviously considered sci-fi.

However, with The Great Flood, after an intriguing first 45 minutes or so, we find out that this show isn't actually about a massive worldwide flood with the constant threat of tidal waves lurking ominously.

At first, we learn that the mother (An Na) desperately trying to save her son (Ja In) from the rising water while making her way up the floors of her apartment building is actually some kind of programmer who designs a “human emotion engine” for AI, which will help repopulate the Earth after an extinction event.