As much as I tried to connect, the film was too much of a slog. “Rampage” sports some nice special effects but there isn’t much past that. Morgan is obviously having fun and his character adds some much-needed levity. Jeffrey Dean Morgan shows up in full-blown Negan mode (see “The Walking Dead”) as a secret government agent who’s not buying into Davis’ story.
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During this chunk of the movie things constantly bounce around between playful and ultra-serious. That’s a lot of stopping to do even for The Rock.
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The tonal gymnastics kicks up a notch when Davis tries to stop a now free roaming George, tries to stop the monster-sized wolf and gator, and tries to stop an evil corporate head. You guessed it, the pathogen will be sold as a biological weapon to the highest bidders. Okoye is contacted by an ex-Energyne geneticist (Naomie Harris in a thankless role) who reveals the nefarious plans of the company’s diabolical CEO (an on the nose Malin Åkerman).
As with the other mutations, George begins to grow at an alarming rate and quickly becomes more aggressive. The gorilla’s name is George and he resides in a wildlife sanctuary after being saved from poachers by his beefy Primatologist buddy Davis Okoye (Johnson). By mutations I mean a giant alligator in Florida, one mean flying wolf in Wyoming, and a gentle albino gorilla in San Diego. Some of the wreckage is contaminated by a mysterious pathogen which causes mutations upon impact with the surface. The setup goes like this: a mutated lab rat destroys a space station owned by Energyne Corporation sending debris crashing through Earth’s atmosphere. Despite all the charm Johnson musters, it still isn’t enough to save “Rampage” from its plethora of problems. Admittedly I often find that to be enough for me to enjoy his movies to some degree. Most of his movies are built around his infectious personality and charisma. Johnson is a hardworking guy as evident by his fifteen feature films since 2013 (mostly big-budget blockbusters) in addition to his ongoing HBO television series. I can honestly say I like the movie adaptation even less.
As someone who spent a lot of time as a kid in that lively arcade culture, I was never the biggest fan of the “Rampage” video game. I wonder how people know that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s monster-thriller “Rampage” is actually based on a video game first released to arcades in 1986? I remember it well.
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