Escape the Summer Heat With “Skyscraper”

Skyscraper is an action-packed ride from beginning to end. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as “Will Sawyer”, a veteran working in the world’s tallest building located in Hong Kong, the film promises high-in-the-sky thrills, and doesn’t disappoint. Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Skyscraper isn’t a movie that will have you contemplating the meaning of life as you leave the theater. What it will do is have you cheering for The Rock (yes, I will call him that til the day I die) as he fights against time and the bad guys in order to save his racially ambiguous family from danger. Here’s what you have to look forward to. A Hero with a Disability Although I pretty much enjoy every film that The Rock makes, I knew this one would be different. The Rock (fine, Johnson) plays a U.S. vet who loses his leg in combat. This isn’t just a throwaway piece of information; the characteristic plays an important role in the plot throughout. Now, I can understand how folks might want to see an actual person with this disability play this role. Recently, the interwebs have taken to task actors who take parts in movies that could be filled by those who actually have the required characteristics (*cough* Scarlett Johansson *cough*). Still, I am a Rock–err, Johnson fan and I love him in everything from pink tulle to WWF. He’s not trying to get an Oscar nom for the role of Will Sawyer, although that would be cool. He’s making an action film that highlights a very real consequence o…