Review of Rampage (2018) by Thomas D — 15 Apr 2018

I will see The Rock in any movie, whether that be the rated R failure that was Baywatch or the entertaining family flick, Jumanji. At this point, he's more than the "franchise viagra" he was once deemed, he's probably the biggest movie star in the world, in terms of consistently opening films to a big number. Rampage will likely go down as one of his more forgettable films, but even in saying that, it's hard not to appreciate some of the more ridiculously entertaining moments of this action adventure. Centering around The Rock's Davis Okoye and his pet/job/friend George the Ape, Rampage follows a few species who have been physically enhanced because of a faulty genetic testing experiment gone wrong. The story? Well there isn't really one. It's essentially just the world's biggest actor trying to save the worlds biggest ape (aside from Kong) from destroying half of Chicago while also being attacked by a huge lizard/crocodile/alligator/whatever the heck that was. It's the prototypical turn your brain off silly action adventure film, but it's not quite fun enough (or dumb enough) be get my vote. There's nothing great and nothing horrible (besides some awful subplot scenes involving Jake Lacy and Malin Akerman. Phew, glad that's over. In all, Rampage is enough stupid fun with a Negan-esque performance from Jeffrey Dean Morgan, some great monster action, and another shining performance from The Rock. But let's hope this one doesn't get a sequel.

6.0/10.