Day 188 - Rampage

Day 188          Rampage [2018]

                          

Screenplay                    Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal & Adam Sztykiel

Director                         Brad Peyton

Cinematography            Jaron Presant

Music                            Andrew Lockington & Damjan Jovanovic

Leads                            Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello, P. J. Bryne

Production                     New Line Cinema, Flynn Picture Company, Wrigley Pictures, ASAP Entertainment, Seven Bucks Productions

IMDb                                 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes                52%

I had to look up the names of those who wrote Rampage to check how old they were and can confirm they are all adults. Surprising really as this seems like a film I would have dreamt up back when The Rock was still ROCKing speedos in the arena; hey, why don’t we get this super famous wrestler to fight a huge albino gorilla, a mega wolf that can fly and shoot spines from its tail and a crocodile that belongs on a different planet? If you like films such as Sharknado or Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus, then this may be the film for you. The only difference being the budget. Unfortunately, no amount of money could hide how terrible the script is. Lines such as “of course the wolf can fly” are surely going to create Oscar buzz? Let’s get past the fact that it is a terrible film and try to give it some credit. Dwayne Johnson definitely works hard – I’ll give him that. He was as good as he could be and I’m sure he got paid the big bucks. As for the rest of the cast… I hope they were earning figures not too far from Johnson’s because some of their lines were atrocious. Malin Åkerman was the worst – she was a cartoon villain and I wasn’t sure whether to blame her acting or the script. Either way – why do the movie if the character is that bad? I feel like a bully, but I suppose as a ‘film critic’ that’s what I am supposed to do. Rip films I don’t like to shreds and ass lick those who took part in making films I enjoyed. Sometimes though I feel that there is a film for everyone. Rampage will have been enjoyed by a lot of people. Yes, most of those people will have been lying on their sofas high as the Willis Tower, but this is what I mean by a film for everyone, or rather, an audience for every film. So maybe do something that scares you – go see that dodgy bloke who sells weed to your friends, roll up and watch this movie. Only with drastic measures such as those are you going to enjoy it.

Acting                               1 / 4

Writing                              1 / 4

Cinematography                3 / 4

Music                             1.5 / 4

HWF rating               1.5 / 4