Rampage (2018)

Rampage is a 2018 science fiction monster film directed by Brad Peyton, loosely based on the video game series of the same name by Midway Games. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Plot
Primatologist Davis Okoye teams up with a geneticist, Dr Kate Caldwell, and tries to save George, an albino gorilla, and prevent two giant mutated animals from wreaking havoc in Chicago.

Why It's Great

 * 1) George, Ralph and Lizzie have very cool updated designs that deviate from their game appearances and fit into the film quite nicely.
 * 2) The idea of three ordinary animals being infected by a mutagenic substance and growing to kaiju sizes is a very fun concept for a monster film.
 * 3) The CGi on the monsters and destruction scenes are excellent, especially the rampage scene in Chicago.
 * 4) It's surprisingly straightforward and takes the idea of giant mutated animals much more seriously than the games while still being fun and goofy.
 * 5) Davis Okoye and George have really good chemistry and a strong emotional connection throughout the film.
 * 6) Great performances, particularly from Dwayne Johnson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
 * 7) Exciting sequences like Ralph hunting down the soldiers in the forest and George escaping from the plane.
 * 8) Funny humor like George flipping the bird.
 * 9) Likeable and interesting characters.
 * 10) The scene where George eats Claire Wyden, the film's main antagonist, is not only very karmic and satisfying to watch, but a great reference to the women in red dresses from the original games.
 * 11) The entire final battle between Davis, George, Ralph and Lizzie is epic from start to finish.
 * 12) Thanks to this film, the original Rampage video game series is finally back on the video game scene after a twelve-year absence. Dave and Busters installed the game into their locations, and not just repurposed old copies, but a brand new edition with the movie's updated character designs.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It uses a lot of giant monster movie cliches.
 * 2) Ralph looks very off when he reveals his flight membranes and glides through the air.
 * 3) It's very graphic for a PG-13 rated film, especially Ralph's death in the final battle.
 * 4) The dialogue can be cheesy at times.
 * 5) False advertising: The way some of the trailers were cut seemed to hint at Agent Russel being one of the main human antagonists, yet he's one of the protagonists' most useful allies in the actual film. The trailers also made it seem that George chases the new zookeeper and pretends to attack him, when in the actual film he in fact saves him from another, rowdy gorilla.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 271 reviews, and an average rating of 5.27/10.

Box Office
Rampage grossed $101 million in the United States and Canada, and $327 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $428 million, against a production budget of $120 million plus another $140 million for the marketing budget.