Following the box-office success yet relatively low critic reviews of Rampage, Dwayne Johnson's next picture is Skyscraper, the action picture of a father trying to save his family from The ,inflamed, Pearl, the tallest building in the world. Dwayne Johnson plays the heroine, the father, in this action packed thriller with nothing getting in his way; not even the fundamentals of physics or common sense.
Okay, so the film isn't exactly realistic, but it doesn't hold back in its share of thrills, and even depicts moments of pure suspense with nauseating heights and shocking camera angles. For the sake of sounding like "one of those people" let's refrain from mentioning just how unrealistic some of the moments are, and focus on the bigger the picture: the connection to family. It establishes a strong and singular motive for our protagonist to follow and makes for an easy plot to follow, allowing very little to the imagination. And, as some reviewers have not forgotten to mention, the plot is very, although not completely, obvious, although this does not derive from the overall suspense of the film in any way; a change would have just made it that much better.
It is not terrible, although, being completely honest, this film would have remained unwatched had it not been for the pulling element of the film, Dwayne Johnson, who will not disappoint in his usual character role.
Okay, so the film isn't exactly realistic, but it doesn't hold back in its share of thrills, and even depicts moments of pure suspense with nauseating heights and shocking camera angles. For the sake of sounding like "one of those people" let's refrain from mentioning just how unrealistic some of the moments are, and focus on the bigger the picture: the connection to family. It establishes a strong and singular motive for our protagonist to follow and makes for an easy plot to follow, allowing very little to the imagination. And, as some reviewers have not forgotten to mention, the plot is very, although not completely, obvious, although this does not derive from the overall suspense of the film in any way; a change would have just made it that much better.
It is not terrible, although, being completely honest, this film would have remained unwatched had it not been for the pulling element of the film, Dwayne Johnson, who will not disappoint in his usual character role.