Skyscraper

Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 13, 2018

5.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 218 Ratings

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amheretojudgeJul 13, 2018

lacks a layered surface to scratch on..
13 July 2018
Skyscraper 1 And A Half Out Of 5 Johnson's character in the beginning of the feature, says "I'll just high-five the guy" after attempting to wish in a foreign language, whichlacks a layered surface to scratch on..
13 July 2018
Skyscraper

1 And A Half Out Of 5

Johnson's character in the beginning of the feature, says "I'll just high-five the guy" after attempting to wish in a foreign language, which unfortunately seems to be the motto of the makers - if impossible to justify it, just sleep over it or more accurately leap over it.

Skyscraper is a plot driven commercial feature about a guy pushing his limits to save his family despite of being restrained and barred by the nature. It is short on technical aspects like visual effects, (which is a downer considering that it depends a lot upon it) sound department and better editing. It is shot decently with some pleasing scenes here and there, that are implemented to attract the viewers which too wears off sooner than expected. The writing is cheesy, corny and amateur with forced humor installed to balance the commercial aspect of it which isn't palpable to Johnson's character whose effort to breed the sincerity and seriousness communicates unevenly. The characters are loud, unnecessarily expressive and aren't polished appropriately, leaving them a bit chalky around the edges to swallow. The action sequences are shot brilliantly with Johnson in command who hits hard and brutal with convincing hand-to-hand combat where his hard work is clearly visible on the screen. He is good on physical sequences although struggling; even though improving, on acting skills and also isn't supported to that extent by the supporting cast like Neve Campbell and Chin Han.

Rawson Marshall Thurber; the writer-director, seems to have taken the opportunity granted for neither his sloppy writing nor shallow execution convinces the audience to be invested in it. The Johnson's hard work and few choreographed action sequences are the only high points of the feature.

Skyscraper lacks a layered surface to scratch on, for the revealing hollowness in a material is neither impressive nor advantageous.… Expand

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cottemannJul 16, 2018

This is a bad movie. Its not the worst movie ever made but still pretty bad. It copies Die Hard a lot and I mean copy. Not similar, there are some scenes that are direct copies of Die Hard. But other than that it has a bad plot and villain.This is a bad movie. Its not the worst movie ever made but still pretty bad. It copies Die Hard a lot and I mean copy. Not similar, there are some scenes that are direct copies of Die Hard. But other than that it has a bad plot and villain. Halfway through the film I had to do a spit take when I realized the guy I thought was just a run of the mill henchmen turned out to be the main villain.… Expand

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Editman3Jul 14, 2018

Well this sucked...AWFUL! Just how awful? Find out and save your money this weekend! https://youtu.be/DdjWpIVkhi0

4 of 9 users found this helpful45

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bkristmanJul 14, 2018

Piece of crap.Rock should stick to making kids films. He's not Harrison Ford or Ahhhnold or even Stallone . He just plays at being them.

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tinkersuckyJul 25, 2018

How did this movie get even ok reviews? Consider the bridge scene Dwayne and what Army? Consider the plot of the unhackable tablet...
Consider the motivation for getting to the billionaire...
Consider the lack of an ending... Consider whyHow did this movie get even ok reviews? Consider the bridge scene Dwayne and what Army? Consider the plot of the unhackable tablet...
Consider the motivation for getting to the billionaire...
Consider the lack of an ending...
Consider why fire suppression only works when they need it to...
Consider the escape plan for the badies and why they were unprepared?
Not one thing makes any sense here... I mean action movies aren’t known for that but they aren’t usually so unapologetic about being impossible.... worst Dwayne Johnson movie I have ever seen... if there is a plus side it’s that some of the imagery/landscape was good. It’s also a good message about karma and positive ideology.… Expand

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AxeTJul 26, 2018

The lame generic lacking in creativity title tells you everything you need about this dopey "Die Hard" meets "The Towering Inferno" (both good titles) auto assemble. The highest paid star now in Hollywood is indicative of the state of theThe lame generic lacking in creativity title tells you everything you need about this dopey "Die Hard" meets "The Towering Inferno" (both good titles) auto assemble. The highest paid star now in Hollywood is indicative of the state of the industry since not only has he never made a single good movie (even Arnold made some good ones) and an awful lot of atrocious ones including roles beneath even a former wrestler, but his box office doesn't even back it up and that's taking into account it's all based on international sales not his poor domestic openings. It simply must be his larger than life cartoon persona that stooge execs fall for. This particular cartoon comes off as written by an eight year old with say King Kong being a far more realistic character than The Rock portrays here or anywhere.… Expand

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TomHugNov 23, 2018

Dwayne has charisma, but not enough for this dumb, bloated movie.

I really like Dwayne Johnson in movies. He has charisma and charm. Decent enough actor (for the genre). However, this movie has a story that is thin in spots it shouldn't be,Dwayne has charisma, but not enough for this dumb, bloated movie.

I really like Dwayne Johnson in movies. He has charisma and charm. Decent enough actor (for the genre).

However, this movie has a story that is thin in spots it shouldn't be, and convoluted in other spots, merely to set up one preposterous stunt or CGI sequence.

I like a good action/disaster thriller, and I don't need every movie to be "Citizen Cain", but this one is not worth the time.

If you're feeling like you want to see an action movie like this one, do yourself a favor and watch the original version, which was titled "Diehard", starred Bruce Willis, and came out in 1988.… Expand