a5c7b9f00b When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago. Sharing a special bond with George, the extraordinary albino silver-back gorilla, the retired U.S. Army soldier and now a San Diego Wildlife Preserve primatologist, Davis Okoye, will see everything in his life turn upside down when his intelligent companion is accidentally exposed to Dr Kate Caldwell&#39;s gene-mutating pathogen. As George along with two other unsuspecting animals grow into ravenous monsters of gargantuan proportions, a frenzied race against the clock commences,Davis and Dr Kate struggle to find a possible antidote. Suddenly, Chicago becomes a dangerous battlefield. Can the team make it in time before the mutants level the entire city? When I walked into the movie theater, I was expecting a fun dumb action movie with some decent effects and a solid performance from The Rock. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Its no masterpiece, sure, but it was extremely entertaining and did a lot of things very well. <br/><br/>Plot - This story is kinda dumb, but its not taking itself too seriously. This movie is fast-paced and coherent. Sure, there are a few minor plot holes and a big middle finger held up towards things like logic and science, but its pretty consistent. I wouldn&#39;t really say that there are a lot of cliches in this movie, but it does get predictable at times. I&#39;m ashamed to say that my friend and I were talking during the movie a lot (only loud enough that the people in the direct vicinity could maybe hear us, we tried to keep it down). More than once I was laughing at a dramatic moment going &quot;yeah no he&#39;s not dead, when the fight scene climaxes he&#39;s gonna jump out and save- yep there he is.&quot; I wouldn&#39;t call that a spoiler because if you watch this movie, you&#39;ll soon realize that I could be referring to any fight scene involving the main characters. This movie may be predictable, but its really really entertaining. <br/><br/>Characters - Most of the characters are actually developed pretty well. By the end of the movie, I cared about most of the people onscreen. There is a lot more drama than I was expecting, and most of its pretty good. Sure some lines are dumber than others, but for the most part the script is pretty good,wellthe acting. Pretty much everyone on the cast gave a convincing and entertaining performance. <br/><br/>Sights and Sounds - The cinematography for this movie is actually pretty good. The effects arewell. All the monsters had a presence in this movie. You know that they&#39;re CGI because that&#39;s the only way they would be able to be in this movie, but at times I was forgetting that because of how well they fit into this world. A giant mutant wolf thing crashes into a skyscraper - and it looks like that&#39;s actually what&#39;s happening. I believe that The Rock is jumping out of an exploding plane. The action and the effects are all extremely well done. <br/><br/>The Rating - I feel like in an earlier draft this movie was going to be rated R. There is a lot more swearing than I was expecting. Whenever someone is about to drop the f-bomb, they are comically censored by some in-movie effect like a cut between scenes or a crashing vehicle. There is also a lot more death than I was expecting. More than once someone dying is a punchline. I was laughing, sure, but I feel like this movie was supposed to be even more crude but was restrained by a PG-13 rating. There is a ridiculous amount of people dying, a lot of it played for laughs (well maybe not all of it but still) and this movie probably would&#39;ve been slightly better if it had an R rating. <br/><br/>Game Tie-Ins - I have played the game that this is based off of. This is one of the best movies based off of a game. I have seen and read reviews of other movies based off of games, and this is the only one that I know of that is this entertaining and well-executed. Most movies based off of games end up being terrible and stupid. If this movie was just being judged based off of other game movies, it would be the greatest movie ever made. Because other movies exist, it is objectively not that good, but it is still extremely entertaining. <br/><br/>Product Placement - This doesn&#39;t have much to do with the movie, but I wanted to mention it. There is only one scene in this movie with an product placement (a lot less than I was expecting) and its only from one brand. What I&#39;m referring to is during one of the action scenes and the monsters are destroying the city, there is a shot of them destroying buildings and among all the grey buildings, there is a giant logo for Dave and Busters (which was actually right next to the movie theater in the mall). I don&#39;t know why, but my friend and I found it hilarious.<br/><br/>Overall I would recommend this movie if you want to be entertained. This is a funny action movie WITH NO ROMANCE SUBPLOT and I had a lot of fun watching this movie. If you are reading this review while its still in theaters, yes it is worth seeing on the big screen. There are no end credits scenes though, so don&#39;t waste your time waiting around for one. Maybe they should have dropped that MOAB during the movie after all… It didn&#39;t completely bomb, IMO, but I&#39;m not sure it&#39;s Academy Award material, either. Basically, it was &quot;The Rock&quot; reprising a light version of his previous roles; similarly, it was also basically Jeffrey Dean Morgan reprising his &quot;Negan&quot; character (and I assume, roles prior to thatwell; although I&#39;ve never really followed D.M. career that closely, to be fair). It was entertaining throughout, but I&#39;m not sure the video game subject material really justifies a silver screen rendition, per se. I&#39;m sure they&#39;ll make a bid for a sequel; it was all but set up, but we&#39;ll see. Morgan's performance is a gem of comic timing and audience-directed winks. He elevates a movie that’s mostly about watching stuff get stomped down.
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