It's inevitable that this will be compared to 1974's "The Towering Inferno" (3 Academy Awards) but that movie was done before the advent of Computer Generated Imaging, so with that in mind, Dwayne Johnson, the artist formerly known as The Rock is willing to challenge the likes of Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Fred Astaire.
This PG-13 2018 version (not to be confused with the 1996 classic which starred Anna Nichole Smith) is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Easy A" and "DodgeBall"). For a movie with credentials like this, we entered the press screening with high hopes. And thanks to lavish amounts of CGI, generous shots of Mr. Johnson performing hair-raising stunts, plus bits of humor, we were in for an entertaining white-knuckle ride that never let up!
Part of Thurber's cast:
Do we ever doubt Mr. J? How could we when we learn that he believes "If you can't fix it with duct tape, you're not using enough duct tape."
There was so much noisy mayhem, fisticuffs, gunshots, motorcycles, crowds, and shouting from high places, I was glad I had closed captions. I suspect I picked up more dialog than the two fellows giggling next to me. By the way, if you are in the least bit acrophobic, the heights depicted in this one will make you break out in a sweat.
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Take a look:
https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi3970349849
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