Worth watching for Alex Meneses. She shines in a somewhat intriguing cast. Familiar faces Burton Gilliam and James Hampton have bit parts, but both make quick exits. Sorbo being the main star power, is a bit too laid back here. He was about 50 years old when this was filmed. Meneses was 44, and would have been better cast playing opposite Sorbo, than than the much younger Maeghan Albach who was just 34 years old. Sadly, Albach died of complications from alcohol use in 2019, ten years after filming Fire From Below. The idea for the story isn't without potential. It's just not very well done, and the computer generated graphics of the fire chasing them are frankly just very silly. The movie was shot in different locations, and that always irks me in movies when its so noticeable. Imo it should have all been shot in Texas, and the computer generated crap cut out. So to sum up, I like Sorbo, but his performance here was a bit disappointing. Would have liked to seen more of Meneses. The movie doesn't ever really connect and draw in the viewer. We did have fun watching it though and looking up members of the cast.
Review of Fire from Below
