But trust me, 'The Rock' is the least of the problems this film has. The script just hampered him in every way and left him as nothing more than a muscly guy who could do impressive stunts. 'The Rock' was given almost no opportunity to show off his undeniable charm. Instead it was pretty much the opposite of all of those things. 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. Thanks to him, this one is reasonably watchable. The Rock is charismatic enough to carry any action movie to a reasonable level of watchability. Despite all the flaws, I still had a good time watching this. Characters followed up with "I'm kidding." That's usually a reliable indicator that the joke bombed terribly. In addition to the film's inherent silliness, it also attempted several awkward jokes within the first few minutes, all of which whiffed. Certain movies are not meant to be dissected, and one involving a man jumping from one tall structure across the sky into a much taller structure that's on fire, is certainly one of them. While there are a million and one plot holes, that's definitely not something you're supposed to look for in this movie. It's as if the audience would believe all the challenges of this movie would be too easy for him if he had both his natural legs. It's amazing that The Rock has been so built up in the minds of viewers as an indestructible force that writers now have to manufacture weaknesses for him in movies, such as an artificial leg. Rooting for The Rock (and any of his friends or family) is one of my favorite things to do at the movies. She takes down her share of bad guys along the way, fearlessly and intelligently defending her kids. I should have known from the many times I watched the 'Scream' movies, but Neve Campbell is one tough cookie. Speaking of awesome, I have to give it up for Neve Campbell. In this movie, The Rock is awesome because The Rock is always awesome. The only thing here distinguishing him from the characters he plays in other movies, is his love for duct tape. I won't mention The Rock's character's name because I never once thought of him as anyone other than The Rock. So, I consider the skyscraper the main adversary in this film since its sheer height and the raging fire it contains threatens The Rock's family. They're evil because they're evil-no explanation given, no effort. The villains are lame, cardboard cutout characters. The story is largely ridiculous, and although The Rock never actually fights the building (because it's a building), the danger that the building poses is a much greater threat than any posed by the actual villains of this film. If it sounds ridiculous, that's because it is. He's taking on a skyscraper-the most formidable and the most phallic of all buildings. What is now the ticketing booth to the Top of the Rock experience will be transformed into a storefront and the ticketing booth moved over, among some other smaller renovations such as upgrades to the lighting in the lobby.Īs for the 69th floor of the building, the new “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” experience will raise visitors up while sitting on a bench, mimicking the famous photograph of ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam back in 1932.Since no human adversary is any match for The Rock, as he has shown us in past movies, he must now take on non-human adversaries. Rendering courtesy of Landmark Preservation Commission via Tishman Speyer Tishman Speyer Properties, the company that manages Rockefeller Center, has drawn up plans for these upgrades that involve work at both the base and the top of 30 Rock. Due to this, she believes that these new additions could help potentially boost tourism. LPC Commissioner Sarah Carroll stated how Top of the Rock is one of the city’s most important landmarks, attracting residents and visitors to the area and encouraging new businesses to open nearby. In a meeting that took place yesterday, April 26, NYC’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved plans that will provide the Top of the Rock observation deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza with several upgrades.Īmong these upgrades is a “skylift” platform that will offer endless views of NYC from beyond the 70th floor, 6sqft first reported.
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