Against this backdrop of the impending disaster, several stories intertwine. Meanwhile, the ex-boyfriend has plans of his own that include bank robbery. Even as Maxwell suffers a personal loss, he must pull together his forces to try and save Los Angeles as total disaster looks certain for the city, and perhaps the world. Inferno continues Hollywood's love affair with the threat of the end of the world, but on a television-sized scale. So far Hollywood filmmakers have thrown earthquakes, alien invasions, killer viruses, volcanoes and asteroids at the Earth.
Inferno follows the standard disaster setup, complete with typical stock characters.
The script is the same old story. With characters such as the stoic general, the disillusioned doctor, the caring teacher, the beautiful lifeguard and the demented ex-boyfriend, there are no fresh concepts here. Forget the small scale, the terrible special effects and the lack of extras. No movie works without well-drawn characters and a good story for those characters to live in. The characters presented in Inferno are no more than TV people.