Rampage

After suffering a disappointment this morning I decided, rather than wallow in self pity, to get my self out of the house and went to see Rampage.

What can I say, it didn’t disappoint in my expectations of an over the top action movie made for what the cinema intended; entertainment. (Exactly what I needed at the time).

Dwayne Johnson has developed a reputation, and back catalogue, of exciting movies that are simply there to entertain. A safe place where you might guess what’s about to happen, but it’s always a little better, I little sillier, a little funnier, or a little bit more thrilling than the imagination.

This movie is loosely based on the video game of the same name, first released in 1986 on the Atari, with later versions on PlayStation, GameCube, and even Wii platforms.

It features an all star cast made up of The walking dead’s favourite villain Jeffrey Dean Morgan (doing a blinding job of being an asshat who’s not actually an asshat at all). Joe Manganiello, ironically getting in to a show down with a rather angry wolf, Naomi Harris (28 days later), and Malin Ackerman playing a believable bitch.

Think San Andreas, Pacific Rim (the first one) and Jurassic Park make a movie baby, this is the love child.

Totally stupid science, but completely entertaining, and fun.