Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
Skyscraper is a fairly formulaic action thriller that borrows heavily from Die Hard and The Towering Inferno without adding much that's distinctive. Dwayne Johnson carries the film on charisma alone but the script gives him little to work with, and the supporting cast is largely underutilized. The Hong Kong setting and the impressive CGI skyscraper provide some visual spectacle, lifting cinematography slightly above average. The plot is riddled with contrivances and the villain motivations are thin. The ending resolves predictably with little surprise. A passable popcorn movie but largely derivative in conception and execution.