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<em>Rampage</em> Is a Big, Noisy Nothing

Dwayne Johnson and a giant CGI gorilla headline this disaster flick, which doesn’t even really work as a cheap, fun watch.
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It’s telling that two of ’s big set pieces end with a gigantic albino gorilla laughing and giving the finger straight into the camera. It’s certainly the most apt representation of the viewing experience for this Dwayne Johnson–starring creature feature, an epic disaster movie that sees a mutated gorilla, crocodile, and wolf tear apart downtown Chicago. I went in looking for some good cheap fun in line with Johnson’s last blockbuster, —maybe a mix of expensive-looking action and jokes at the expense

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