Review- Skyscraper (2018)

10 years ago, FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) looses his left leg below the knee during a hostage situation in Minnesota. Now wearing a prosthetic limb and happily married to Sarah, with whom he has twins, Henry (Noah Cottrell) and Georgia (Mckenna Roberts), he sets out for a meeting with Zhao Long Ji (Chin Han) the architect behind The Pearl, a massive skyscraper that he has been helping design and construct. The Pearl is considered the safest building in the world but it suddenly goes ablaze moments after Will's meeting with Ji. Will becomes the prime suspect and he has to somehow clear his name and rescue his family who are trapped inside the building.

For the past few years, we've been seeing virtually the same movies from The Rock. From Bay Watch to San Andreas and Rampage, they all have similar plots. The Rock has to save the day! It's becoming a bit tiring especially when the movie doesn't particularly have a fantastic plot. With Skyscraper, all we get is The Rock in his usual element. Making rash decisions to save his family, just like San Andreas. I love The Rock and I consider him to be one of Hollywood's most bankable actors but I think a lot of people are beginning to get tired of seeing him in the same movies with different names. While seeing Skyscraper, I couldn't help but laugh out loud at how ridiculous it was. The plot was so empty and filled with so many cliches that made the movie very cringe worthy. There were a lot of scenes that were just too unrealistic and laughable. There was nothing interesting about the villain and his intentions were so unclear. Five minutes into the film and I already predicted how it was going to turn out, and I was right. If you've seen the trailer, then you've basically seen the film. It's easier to stomach these very cheesy films if they have good plots and aren't premiering months apart but The Rock has starred in about four action thrillers in the past year and it's getting a bit exhausting to watch.

Dwayne Johnson deserves better than this mediocre movie. He's a good actor but even his acting and good looks were not enough to save this film.

RATING 3.5/10

DIRECTOR Rawson Marshall Thurber

STARRING Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Pablo Schreiber

RELEASE DATE July 13, 2018

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