I have to say, Simon Trent's acting isn't really all that bad, considering the scene he's in. I mean, if his character's helping to hold up the ceiling, he WOULD be speaking in short bursts, because he'd be straining his muscles trying to keep from being crushed. Such scenes are where melodrama is APPROPRIATE, and anyway, actors have gotten away with far worse in such movies. Look at the security guard at the beginning of 'Batman Forever', the one who gets trapped in the vault with Batman - that guy is like the biggest ham ever. ("Oh - oh NO! It's BOI-ling AA-CI-II-II-IID!")