Rampage
2018
**½
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Marley Shelton
A primatologist and geneticist attempt to avert disaster when a wolf, crocodile, and albino gorilla are exposed to a secretly developed pathogen which turns the animals into massive aggressive beasts. This silly and formulaic but surprisingly enjoyable action movie is loosely based on a video game series. Apart from great casting and the bombastic actions scenes, there's not much to write home about. The clunky dialogue is mostly used to provide exposition, the villain is laughably one-dimensional, and some of the visual effects are not top quality.
