Skyscraper (2018)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2018
	Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, We're the Millers)
	Actors: Dwayne Johnson (San Andreas, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Neve Campbell (Scream 1-4, House of Cards TV-series), Chin Han (The Dark Knight, Contagion, Independence Day: Resurgence)
	Country: USA, HK
	Genre: Action, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 25.06.2019, VOD, 40" TV screen.
Synopsis: Charged with inspecting the safety of the new tallest building in the world, an ex-military (Johnson) has to survive the building on fire when his family gets trapped inside after a criminal attack.
Review: Yet another Action blockbuster featuring the prolific Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, not so long after San Andreas, Rampage, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and a series of Fast and Furious that I haven't seen... Him playing the hero fighting the elements starts to feel repetitive, but the comedies he does in between are not much better (Central Intelligence or Baywatch that I couldn't watch past 10 minutes). "The Towering Inferno meets Die Hard" is an easy nickname for this movie, but it doesn't live up to any of those two references. The best in this movie might be the design and daytime views of the magnificent tower which I could appreciate even on a less-than-optimal medium. Unfortunately they are gone to quickly when the plot focuses more on a convoluted revenge story that leaves the audience on the roadside. The family drama is supposed to do the link with us but it is so far-fetched that it fails at that too. It is nice to see Neve Campbell in a supporting role though. The ridiculousness of the villain's plot, the mystery around the tower owner and the super-human feats performed by the main character (like jumping from a crane to a window in the tower in spite of a synthetic leg) makes you forget anything that could have been a good idea in this movie. Very forgettable.
Rating: 3 /10