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Skyscraper
(2018)
    
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Director:
Rawson Marshall
Thurber |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Action/Disaster |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Skyscraper |
RUNNING
TIME
102 minutes |
RELEASED BY
Universal |
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Producer:
Beau Flynn
Dwayne Johnson
Hiram Garcia
Rawson Marshall Thurber |
Screenwriter:
Rawson Marshall Thurber |
Review
Mission: Impossible meets the
The Towering Inferno in this disaster/action yarn in
which Dwayne Johnson goes to ridiculous lengths to save his family
from a burning super-skyscraper. As any Hollywood aficionado knows,
American family values are stronger than the elements, not to speak
of super-evil villains. The film boasts impressive production values
and some entertaining action sequences, most notably whenever
Johnson goes out on a ledge, but unfortunately, the entertainment
value shrinks in accordance with the escalating silliness.
Writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber has got no feel for anything
interpersonal. He directs like a runaway train. And the ludicrous
acting among some of the supporting players makes Johnson's
whole-hearted lead performance look quite good.
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