Skyscraper Review (Updated)

Skyscraper

Release Date: 12th July 2018 - Australia

Production Companies 

Universal Pictures (presents)

Legendary Entertainment (presents)

Flynn Picture Company

Seven Bucks Productions

Dentsu (presented in association with)

Fuji Television Network (presented in association with)

Distribution 

Universal Pictures Australia

Genre: Action

 
Rating: M

Runtime: 102 minutes

Budget: $125,000,000

Box Office Gross: $304,868,961 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Will Sawyer, a former

head of the FBI Hostage

Rescue Team and U.S.

war veteran, is tasked

with assessing the

security of one of the

world's tallest

buildings - The Pearl.

While working in China,

Sawyer gets invited to

stay with his wife and

children at The Pearl,

a 240-story luxury tower.

While he is attending a

meeting to present a

report on the Pearl's

safety, a fire breaks out

on level 96, trapping

his family. Sawyer's

efforts at rescuing them

result in his capture

and a life-threatening

situation for his wife

and kids. Now a fugitive,

he must find those

responsible, exonerate

himself, and save his

family members

trapped in the inferno.

Cast

Dwayne Johnson - Will Sawyer

Neve Campbell - Sarah Sawyer

Chin Han - Zhao Long Ji

Roland Møller - Kores Botha

Noah Taylor - Mr. Pierce

Bryon Mann - Inspector Wu

Pablo Schreiber - Ben

McKenna Roberts - Georgia
Sawyer

Noah Cottrell - Harry Sawyer

Hannah Quinlivan - Xia

Adrian Holmes - Ajana Okeke

Elfina Luk - Sergeant Han

Kevin Rankin - Ray
Gretal Montgomery - Ray's Wife
Jett Klyne - Ray's Son
Kayden Magnuson - Ray's Daughter

Byron Lawson - Suit #1

Jason William Day - Botha's Thug #1

Ryan Handley - Botha's Thug #2

Sean Kohnke - Botha's Thug #3

Shawn Stewart - Botha's Thug #4

Brian Ho - Shady Man

Nelson Wong - News Camera Man

Mike Li - Operations Technician

Colin Corrigan - Windbreaker Man

Omari Newton - Hostage Rescue Commander

Venus Terzo - Hostage Negotiator

Paul McGillion - On Scene Commander

Matt O'Leary - Skinny Hacker

Tzi Ma - Fire Chief Sheng
Tina Tong - Building Voice (Voice)

Carlo Yu - HKP Officer #1

Dimitri Tsoy - HKP Officer #2

Allen Keng - HKP Officer #3

Sam Yunussov - Penthouse Guard #1

Paul Wu - Penthouse Guard #2

Glenn Chow - Maintenance Technician

Robert Boyce - Helicopter Pilot

Aaron Au - Police Sniper

Grace Wang - News Reporter #1

Marcus Sim - News Reporter #2

Rene Wang - Hong Kong Newscaster

Kathy Wu - Chinese Newscaster #1

Lawrence Chau - Chinese Newscaster #2

Evan Lai - Chinese Newscaster #3

Shamel Hashish - Arabic Speaking Newscaster

Matthew Wolf - British Newscaster

Fabio Tassone - French Newscaster

Leanne Suter - American Newscaster #1

Rick Chambers - American Newscaster #2

LaSaundra Gordon - American Newscaster #3

Wendy Jacobson - Zhao Interviewer

Sarah K. Thurber - Ferry Princess

Crew

Writer/Director - Rawson Marshall Thurber

Executive Producers - Dany Garcia,

Eric Hedayat, Wendy Jacobson and

Eric McLeod

Producers - Beau Flynn,

Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson

and Mary Parent

Co-Producer/Visual Effects Producer

(Uncredited)/Post-Production Supervisor

(Uncredited) - Petra Holtorf-Stratton

Casting Directors - Sarah Finn

and Candice Elzinga (Uncredited)

Production Designer - Jim Bissell
Supervising Art Director - Helen Jarvis

Set Decorators - Lin MacDonald

and William DeBiasio (Uncredited)

Costume Designers - Ann Foley
and Luca Mosca

Director of Photography - Robert Elswit

First Assistant Director - James Bitonti
Second Unit Director - J.J. Perry

Supervising Stunt and Fight Coordinator -

Allan Poppleton

Stunt Coordinator - Robert Alonzo
Co-Fight Coordinator/Stunts - Brian Ho

Special Effects Supervisor - Joel Whist

Special Effects Coordinator: Second Unit -

Steve Hamilton
Visual Effects Supervisor - Craig Hammack

Visual Effects Supervisors: MPC - Kevin T. Hahn

and Bryan Litson

Visual Effects Supervisors: Image Engine -

Bernhard Kimbacher and Dave Morley

Visual Effects Supervisor: UPP - Viktor Muller

Additional Visual Effects Supervisors: ILM -

Eddie Pasquarello and Jeff White
Associate Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM -
Jose Burgos
Senior Visual Effects Producers: Image Engine -

Geoff Anderson and Tara Conley
Visual Effects Producer: Umedia FX - Karin Johnson

Visual Effects Executive Producer: ILM -

Jill Brooks

Visual Effects Executive Producer: Image Engine -

Shawn Walsh

Asset Supervisor: Image Engine - Barry Poon

Editors - Julian Clarke and
Michael L. Sale

Supervising Sound Editor - Per Hallberg

Co-Supervising Sound Editor - Karen Baker Landers

Sound Designers - Ann Scibelli,

Jon Title and Peter Staubli

Production Sound Mixer - David Husby

Re-Recording Mixers - Jon Taylor and

Frank A. Montano

Music - Steve Jablonsky

Review 

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has played several heroes throughout his career. Now, the former wrestler and well-known actor takes on the role of a new John McClane in the action-packed film SKYSCRAPER, named for its setting. However, viewers might find SKYSCRAPER too familiar, resembling other films like Die Hard and The Towering Inferno. The movie copied elements from these two films, making the plot predictable and unoriginal by today's standards. SKYSCRAPER contains intense scenes, providing an adrenaline rush that defies all logic. The action unfolds in a fictional skyscraper, purportedly taller than the actual Burj Khalifa in Saudi Arabia.

Despite SKYSCRAPER's predictable aspects, Johnson delivers an impressive performance. Even Bruce Willis would likely appreciate that Johnson, as Willis's potential successor, portrays the action hero quite differently than in the Die Hard films. Neve Campbell is remarkable in her role as a survivor.

Good but ludicrous, SKYSCRAPER may not be as exciting and thrilling as moviegoers have anticipated. It offers pure escapism for everyone living dull lives and has yet to experience the film currently showing on the big screen. If you haven't seen Die Hard and The Towering Inferno, this could be the movie for you. However, if you have watched these two films, you'll find that SKYSCRAPER is decent but brings nothing new.

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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