Rampage
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Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this video game adaptation, with audiences responding far more warmly than reviewers. The fault line ran between those who found its monster-brawl spectacle an acceptable trade for thin plotting and those who found it a joyless, mean-spirited slog despite the destruction on screen. Even sympathetic reviews came with caveats about dead stretches between action set pieces.
“However derivative it may be, Rampage knows its audience—namely, Transformers fans and kids born after 9/11 for whom elaborately orchestrated scenes of falling skyscrapers carry nary a whiff of real-world trauma.... What director Peyton lacks in artistic vision he compensates for in his ability to wrangle such a CG-intensive production”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“when Johnson is doing that movie action star thing he does so well and giant animals are going enormous-mano-a-enormous-mano, there's undeniably goofy fun to be had. You just have to be patient during the downtime”
Brian Tallerico·RogerEbert.com
“Rampage is a drag. Three times during the thing, I wrote down the phrase 'NO FUN', with increasingly impatient underlines”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“despite the Rampage arcade cabinets being constantly visible in its villains' headquarters, director Brad Peyton's live-action adaptation comes off as too emotionally glib and mean-spirited, even for a mega-budget B-movie”
Nick Allen·The Hollywood Reporter
“it sounds like a dreadful basis for a movie. And it sort of is, but it's also sort of a lot of fun”
Empire
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Brad PeytonDirector
Dwayne JohnsonDavis Okoye
Naomie HarrisDr. Kate Caldwell
Malin AkermanClaire Wyden
Jeffrey Dean MorganHarvey Russell
Jake LacyBrett Wyden
Joe ManganielloBurke
Marley SheltonDr. Kerry Atkins
P.J. ByrneNelson
Demetrius GrosseColonel Blake
Jack QuaidConnor
Breanne HillAmy
Matt GeraldZammit
Andrew LockingtonComposer
Carlton CuseWriter
Ryan J. CondalWriterFrom the studio
Rampage
Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this video game adaptation, with audiences responding far more warmly than reviewers. The fault line ran between those who found its monster-brawl spectacle an acceptable trade for thin plotting and those who found it a joyless, mean-spirited slog despite the destruction on screen. Even sympathetic reviews came with caveats about dead stretches between action set pieces.
“However derivative it may be, Rampage knows its audience—namely, Transformers fans and kids born after 9/11 for whom elaborately orchestrated scenes of falling skyscrapers carry nary a whiff of real-world trauma.... What director Peyton lacks in artistic vision he compensates for in his ability to wrangle such a CG-intensive production”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“when Johnson is doing that movie action star thing he does so well and giant animals are going enormous-mano-a-enormous-mano, there's undeniably goofy fun to be had. You just have to be patient during the downtime”
Brian Tallerico·RogerEbert.com
“Rampage is a drag. Three times during the thing, I wrote down the phrase 'NO FUN', with increasingly impatient underlines”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“despite the Rampage arcade cabinets being constantly visible in its villains' headquarters, director Brad Peyton's live-action adaptation comes off as too emotionally glib and mean-spirited, even for a mega-budget B-movie”
Nick Allen·The Hollywood Reporter
“it sounds like a dreadful basis for a movie. And it sort of is, but it's also sort of a lot of fun”
Empire
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Brad PeytonDirectorDwayne JohnsonDavis OkoyeNaomie HarrisDr. Kate CaldwellMalin AkermanClaire WydenJeffrey Dean MorganHarvey RussellJake LacyBrett WydenJoe ManganielloBurkeMarley SheltonDr. Kerry AtkinsP.J. ByrneNelsonDemetrius GrosseColonel BlakeJack QuaidConnorBreanne HillAmyMatt GeraldZammitAndrew LockingtonComposerCarlton CuseWriterRyan J. CondalWriterFrom the studio
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