[Skyscraper] generating thrills by straining credibility at every turn, relying on Dwayne Johnson's invaluable ability to engage the audience while defying physics, common sense, and the sheer limits of human stamina
Rawson Marshall Thurber's Skyscraper is one of the most idiotic action movies to come down the pike in some time; Dwayne Johnson brings more earnestness than wit to this performance
Johnson's latest super-sized action vehicle is so eager to please it scores a few points off its daring hijinks, but nothing that can rescue it from a workmanlike quality that trades self-awareness for bland gravitas
a fun, brainless thriller; The whole film feels as if it's on autopilot, or maybe written by artificial intelligence that's been fed a steady diet of the 'Die Hard' oeuvre, 'Speed', 'Das Boot' and...this one can't come up with anything memorably human
a cheerfully derivative and hugely enjoyable piece of entertainment; The Rock delivers the perfect summer movie -- and possibly a historic one -- in this unabashed "Die Hard" knockoff