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Watch: Skyscraper 2018 123movies, Full Movie Online – FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who are trapped inside the building – above the fire line..
Plot: Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world’s tallest building.
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Ratings:

	5.8/10 Votes: 123,421
	48% | RottenTomatoes
	51/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 4347 Popularity: 42.314 | TMDB

Reviews:

_Die Hard in a (X)_ is a pretty classic movie formula, it doesn’t get as much play now as it did in the 80s and 90s, but we can still reliably expect at **least** one every couple of years, even now. But when it’s _Die Hard in a Skyscraper_… I mean… That’s just _Die Hard_. Even _Die Hard 2_ had the sensibility to be _Die Hard in an Airport_.

Except that, no, this isn’t just _Die Hard_, because (and I don’t think anyone would be shocked to find this) it’s not as good. I mean I love The Rock and all, but come on.

Final rating:★★ – Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

It’s an ultimate frame of mind movie.

It is what it is, it’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the hero of the tale who has to achieve the impossible when the world’s tallest building catches fire. His family is trapped in said building inferno and there’s bad guys running around creating trouble.

So sit down and get ready for fantastically high energy action scenes and hold your breath peril sequences. You have to be in the right frame of mind for this type of entertainment, to understand it’s a blockbusting popcorn piece made to take you out of the real world, it does not have cranial splendours or social commentary.

It’s great to have Neve Campbell back kicking butt, rising above just being a female token waiting to be saved by her heroic husband. And of course if you can’t smile at the makers having Johnson being handicapped with an artificial leg – and still turning into Usain Bolt for various scenes – then this isn’t the film for you.

Some way short of the classy verve of The Towering Inferno or the brutal brilliance of Die Hard, this does its job handsomely enough for the like minded souls after some escapist carnage. 6/10

Not even The Rock can save this boring mess
I was hoping ‘Skyscraper’ would be in the vein of ‘Die Hard’, a bad-ass, original and epic action movie where anything felt on the cards as a possibility. Instead it was pretty much the opposite of all of those things. ‘The Rock’ was given almost no opportunity to show off his undeniable charm. The script just hampered him in every way and left him as nothing more than a muscly guy who could do impressive stunts. But trust me, ‘The Rock’ is the least of the problems this film has.

The biggest gripe I have is just how dull it is. The film actually starts off with a pretty menacing villain and some violent and brutal killings. At this stage I had hope for the film, but all of that ended pretty abruptly and from that point onwards every bad guy in the film was unbelievably incompetent. The whole story arc plays out in about as cliche of a fashion as you could ever imagine. It’s all very underwhelming and disappointing.

As for positives they are hard to come by. Some of the visuals are impressive and ‘The Rock’ does his best to keep things watchable despite being given absolutely no help. Otherwise though I would say this is a complete misfire and not worth anyone’s time or money.

Cheesy Fun if Expectations are Kept Low
Skyscraper’s premise is pretty easy to put together, the poster for the movie almost encompasses it entirely. With a high rise building on fire, Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) must save his wife Sarah (Neve Campbell) and his kids from a team of terrorists led by Kores Botha (Roland Moller). This isn’t new, you’ve got the classics like Die Hard and this movie uses them as a foundation to build upon. Does it differentiate from those movies? I think it does but not always in a good way. There are times where the screenwriter (Rawson Marshall Thurber pulling both writing and directing duties) seems to be tipping his cap to the audience (the jokes around duct tape work the best) but as the movie slips farther and farther into cliche and implausibility, the more difficult I have extending that praise. How in on the joke was the creative team? I honestly don’t know, I want to believe they were but some of the decisions the characters make contradict that line of thinking (this is a continual problem not just a one off).

Getting past whether the writer/director was aiming for this kind of film or if they stumbled into it, I have to credit the cast for making lemonade out of lemons. Dwayne Johnson is a bona fide movie star and he gives a decent performance. He tries as hard as he can, and he works in this more often than he doesn’t. I thought Neve Campbell was pretty good, she had believable chemistry with Dwayne and she breathes life into what could be a stale character. Chin Han was solid, it was nice to see him in a bigger part and he does his job. Skyscraper doesn’t do Noah Taylor or Roland Moller any favours in their respective roles as Mr. Pierce and Kores. I think Roland comes off a little better, but Noah is doomed by his higher profile and you can see where he’s heading from moment one. I also felt bad for Pablo Schreiber as Ben, he’s a great actor but he hasn’t had the best of luck picking projects now that he’s transitioning to movies.

Skyscraper has a sizeable budget and the quality of the visual effects benefits for the most part. There was never a point that I was put off by a bad piece of CGI or disappointed from a visual standpoint. The movie has a few nice cinematography moments (they make the most out of the hall of mirrors room cliché) and the fights were okay. Dwayne wasn’t 100 percent consistent in acting like an amputee (he’s really limping in some scenes, in others not so much) but the action is passable.

I do have plenty of complaints when it comes to Skyscraper, but I can’t get deep into them without spoiling big moments in the film. Most of them centre around character motivations (is this really the easiest thing the terrorists could think of to get what they need?), character decisions (I admire Will’s commitment to his family but considering what happens, why would he believe his family is still alive at the midpoint?) and really cheesy choices that undermine the thriller aspects of Skyscraper. They would have derailed the movie for me if I hadn’t been having such a good time laughing and wondering where they would go next.

I didn’t give this movie a high rating, but I was genuinely surprised with how much fun I had with Skyscraper. Did I feel bad for giggling at the implausibility of the plot? A little… the theatre was 1/2 full but the friend I saw this with had the same reaction. Expectations are key when deciding to watch this movie. If you’ve seen some movies like Skyscraper, the plot twists are going to be obvious, the sentimentality is going to make your eyes roll (even if the actors and actresses are selling out to make it work), and there are going to be some head shaking moments that will try your patience. But I give the cast, the visual effects department and the screenwriter a pat on the back for doing their best and taking what could be a trainwreck into an enjoyable 1hr and 45minutes at the theatre. If you’re looking for a turn-your-brain-off style action/thriller with high production values and a talented group of actors, this movie could scratch that type of itch.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 125000000
Revenue 292351275
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writer Rawson Marshall Thurber
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han
Country United States
Awards 4 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Atmos, Dolby Surround 7.1, DTS, Auro 11.1
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa 65, Arri Alexa Mini, Panavision C- and T-Series Lenses, Arri Alexa XT Plus, Panavision C-, T-Series, ATZ and AWZ2 Lenses
Laboratory Company 3, Los Angeles (CA), USA (digital intermediate)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Codex
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (2.8K) (3.4K) (6.5K) (source format), Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema (also 3-D version), Digital (Digital Cinema Package DCP)