Rampage-Kids’ Movie Review

“Man’s best friend,” is a common phrase referring  to humans with their beloved dogs. However, in Rampage, primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), has an extremely close relationship to a gorilla named George. Initially George is a very mild tempered gorilla, however, everything changes for him when scientists perform a genetic experiment that goes awry.  The once gentle and loving ape becomes an aggressive and enormous beast. Now Davis teams up with geneticist Kate Caldwell (Naomie Harris) to help save the world from the destructive creatures affected by the experiment, and save Davis’ best friend….George, the gorilla. Rampage is loosely based on the 1980’s arcade video game.

Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: July 17, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Mild

• Woman flirt with Davis (Dwayne Johnson).
• George (the gorilla) makes a suggestive movement referencing sexual intercourse.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• There is a lot of bloody and gory violence. We see animals attacking humans and we see dismembered human body parts.
• A woman blown to pieces.
• Characters are stepped on, crushed, and even eaten.
• Monsters destroy buildings, cars, and airplanes.
• Humans attack humans. We see punching and fighting.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• We hear “sh-t,” “d–n,” “h—,” “b–ch, “a–,” “b–tards” and “motherf—–.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: None

Will Kids Like It? Yes

• The kids that I talked to after the movie said they like Dwayne Johnson and all the action in the film.

Overall this is an action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language.

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