He saves the day with a prosthetic leg! Credit where credit's due, that's impressive. But he's actually playing a character with some depth who isn't invincible. We're used to seeing The Rock do his action-hero thing, and he certainly does that here with his signature charm. Not the least of which is Johnson, who actually delivers a really solid performance. For fans of this brand of cinematic entertainment, there is much to like here. Is it anywhere near as good? Of course not, but few things are. Yet, this particular blockbuster is one of the more successful homages to what is arguably the greatest action movie ever made. Throughout the '90s there were more "Die Hard" rip-offs than one could possibly count or keep track of. That's really the shame of it because, as these things go, "Skyscraper" is a solid summer action flick. Somewhat ironically, Netflix is now benefiting from a Johnson/Thurber collaboration again as people are giving "Skyscraper" a second chance on the service. It's also very likely the reason why Johnson and Thurber's "Red Notice" went to Netflix and didn't stay at Universal. "Skyscraper" wasn't exactly a flop, though it sure as heck wasn't the hit the studio was looking for. Unfortunately for all involved, the film was released right in the heart of a busy summer moviegoing season and kind of got buried by other, bigger hits. That said, The Rock is a big star, and that warranted a big budget. But a concept like that doesn't necessarily call for a $125 million budget, which is getting into superhero movie territory. It's kind of a riff on "Die Hard" with a "bad guys show up at a bad building with bad intentions and one man must save the day" concept. Those buildings, the Etihad Towers in Abu Dubai, are a collection of buildings with the tallest standing at 1,000 feet.For those who may need a refresher, "Skyscraper" was directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("We're the Millers") and was picked up by Universal Pictures. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol actually shot a huge action sequence in and on the building.įurious 7 had an action sequence from one building to another. We may not know exactly how tall this building is, to be the tallest it would have to beat the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which is 2,717 feet tall and has been the world’s tallest building since 2008. This building is definitely not your everyday high rise. It is leaps and bound ahead of the rest of the world in the film, but it’s far from reality. Judging by the look of it and the teaser’s description this building is something out of another dimension. From the looks of the poster, this building may push the movie from action thriller to science fiction because this building doesn’t seem to actually exist in our world. According to the synopsis, the film stars Johnson as Will Sawyer who is tasked with assessing the security of a building in China, which is the world’s biggest and most technologically advanced skyscraper. On Friday, the first poster and synopsis for the film Skyscraper was released, which is really interesting, because up until now very little has been known about the story of the film. Is the giant skyscraper in the Rock’s new action movie, Skyscraper based on a real skyscraper? The answer is unclear, but right now, this building looks like it’s from an alternate dimension.
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