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Dr. Lucy 'Earthquake Lady' Jones Has The Review Of 'San Andreas' You've Been Waiting For

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When the trailer for San Andreas came out, we were like, I'm no scientist, but I'm pretty sure the San Andreas Fault isn't going to open up and swallow us whole.

Thank goodness for Dr. Lucy Jones, an actual scientist to set us straight and explain the science (or lack thereof) behind the film starring our handsome hero Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Jones is a calming presence in Southern California who regularly goes on TV to remind us to prepare for earthquakes—or explain exactly what happened any time the earth does shake. We were so excited to see that someone had invited her out to the red carpet premiere tonight in Hollywood for the first time (proving that the film industry can be so snotty about TV stars).

Even better than seeing Dr. Jones posing with The Rock were her live tweets from the screening. She discusses the science, whether an earthquake might finally give the single ladies out there an opportunity for a meet-cute and she comes up with a new action movie trope: Competent Sexy Girl. We don't normally approve of tweeting in theaters, but we're going to give Dr. Jones a pass just this once.

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Here's the trailer in case you missed it the first round:

San Andreas will be in theaters May 29

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