Dwayne Johnson aka Rock is his usual self, as he thrashes things around, smashes animals that are this time huge, damaging anything and everything that hinders his path, and he exudes good chemistry with the VFX created Gorilla. To say the VFX Gorilla plays the major role in the screenplay would be an understatement, as the character with its bonding with Rock's character looks perfect on screen. The evil antagonists Malin Akerman and Jake Lacy are just about adequate and play loud caricatures. in their cliched roles.
Rampage, based on the classic arcade game is a perfect adaptation of the game with interesting elements added to it and while the original Rampage had made use of Humans getting exploited by the company owning antagonists, in the latest version, the animals replace humans, and Rock has a field day, walking around blazing guns and destroying stuff. Music by Andrew Lockington keeps the momentum going, and perfectly sets up the mood for an action flick, while Jaron Presant's cinematography makes sure each and every action sequence is a treat for action lovers.
Rock and Brad Peyton have begun from exactly where they left in San Andreas, and with a gripping screenplay, make what could have become another dumb destruction flick on the lines of Roland Emmerich flicks, into a fun watch, with its moments that provide popcorn entertainment. Rampage's success is that the movie delivers what it promises and what one can expect, and that makes it emerge yet another winner for Dwayne Johnson and Brad Peyton.