Skyscraper

Skyscraper stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as he attempts to save his family from the tallest skyscraper in the world. Will Sawyer, The Rock, runs a security business and he has checked all the security measures of the Pearl skyscraper. Right before the Pearl housing section is set to open to the public, criminals have a different plan, which leads the Rock to jump to extreme measures.

I knew going into this one that it would be cheesy. I mean just watching the previews I was like ummm did he just jump from a crane to a building?? Yes, he very much did. While this film lacks in believability, it makes up for it in the action and effects. The Rock is awesome and we know he is very strong (clearly). He may not be as invincible as this movie makes him look, but it was still enjoyable to watch. No real man will ever be able to climb up a crane over 100 stories into the air, or hold a bridge together by sheer might alone, but this movie wasn't meant to be taken seriously. It was meant for pure entertainment, and it delivered on that aspect.

The Pearl Skysraper towers above all others.   Photo courtesy of Arch Daily: https://www.archdaily.com/888619/the-rock-is-starring-in-a-new-action-movie-called-skyscraper-and-it-looks-crazy

I would never give this one a rating of anything over a 6/10, and I know it won't be one that I go rushing to Walmart to buy as soon as it comes out. If it weren't for Movie Pass I wouldn't have gone to see it at all probably. I would watch it on Netflix when it came out, but it's definitely not going to be a big money maker.

Other reviewers are loving this film however. One reviewer on IMDb termed it "100%  Old School," and gave it an 8/10. They go on to state how this movie took them back to all the great movies of the 80s with a "superhero" that was strong and invincible. There are quite a few other reviewers that agree with this, some even rating the film 9 or more, but the overall is listed as a 6.2/10. Rotten Tomatoes has an audience score of 79% though, and that's pretty darn good in my eyes. So the decision is yours. To go see the Rock do impossibly amazing stunts, or not to go...that is the question.