5/17/2023 0 Comments Paper skyscraperWhile there are a million and one plot holes, that's definitely not something you're supposed to look for in this movie. It's as if the audience would believe all the challenges of this movie would be too easy for him if he had both his natural legs. It's amazing that The Rock has been so built up in the minds of viewers as an indestructible force that writers now have to manufacture weaknesses for him in movies, such as an artificial leg. Rooting for The Rock (and any of his friends or family) is one of my favorite things to do at the movies. She takes down her share of bad guys along the way, fearlessly and intelligently defending her kids. I should have known from the many times I watched the 'Scream' movies, but Neve Campbell is one tough cookie. Speaking of awesome, I have to give it up for Neve Campbell. In this movie, The Rock is awesome because The Rock is always awesome. The only thing here distinguishing him from the characters he plays in other movies, is his love for duct tape. I won't mention The Rock's character's name because I never once thought of him as anyone other than The Rock. So, I consider the skyscraper the main adversary in this film since its sheer height and the raging fire it contains threatens The Rock's family. They're evil because they're evil-no explanation given, no effort. ![]() The villains are lame, cardboard cutout characters. The story is largely ridiculous, and although The Rock never actually fights the building (because it's a building), the danger that the building poses is a much greater threat than any posed by the actual villains of this film. If it sounds ridiculous, that's because it is. He's taking on a skyscraper-the most formidable and the most phallic of all buildings. Since no human adversary is any match for The Rock, as he has shown us in past movies, he must now take on non-human adversaries.
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