Sure, Dwayne Johnson's Skyscraper may have a bigger budget, but it's definitely missing two other big ingredients. Skyscraper (1996) Director: Raymond Martino Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, Richard Steinmetz, Charles M. Huber Die Hard but with Playboy's 1993 Playmate of the Year instead of stupid Bruce Willis. Skyscraper is the definition of dumb fun. The script, the acting, the action.it's... Read More...
- 7/11/2018
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
Ryan Lambie Feb 15, 2018
Long before The Rock's Skyscraper, there was Anna Nicole Smith's 1996 action-thriller, which owes a considerable debt to Die Hard...
A high-tech building beset by villains and machine gun fire. A hero dangling from a wire dozens of storeys off the ground. Hostages. Explosions. More machine gun fire. Those are some of the sights that await us in Skyscraper, the latest action-thriller opus from Dwayne Johnson - arguably the closest thing the 21st century has to a star of Arnold Schwarzenegger's stature.
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Sure, comparisons with the 80s classic Die Hard are inevitable, but like most of Johnson's best films, including the latter Fast films, San Andreas and the surprise hit, Jumanji, there's the sense that Johnson's in on the joke. He clearly loves being an action star,...
Long before The Rock's Skyscraper, there was Anna Nicole Smith's 1996 action-thriller, which owes a considerable debt to Die Hard...
A high-tech building beset by villains and machine gun fire. A hero dangling from a wire dozens of storeys off the ground. Hostages. Explosions. More machine gun fire. Those are some of the sights that await us in Skyscraper, the latest action-thriller opus from Dwayne Johnson - arguably the closest thing the 21st century has to a star of Arnold Schwarzenegger's stature.
See related Endeavour series 5 episode 2 review: Cartouche Endeavour series 5 episode 1 review: Muse Inspector Morse 30th anniversary: the top 10 episodes
Sure, comparisons with the 80s classic Die Hard are inevitable, but like most of Johnson's best films, including the latter Fast films, San Andreas and the surprise hit, Jumanji, there's the sense that Johnson's in on the joke. He clearly loves being an action star,...
- 2/13/2018
- Den of Geek
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