REVIEW : RAMPAGE
You know those guys who go into a club and hit on a shit load of girls and you know that eventually one of those chicks is gonna say ‘yes’? Well it appears that Uwe Boll has been playing the same game with movies and it was only a matter of time before he finally hit the target. But here’s where it gets even stranger, not only does Boll hit that mark, he blows a mother fuckin’ hole in it.Rampage opens with our ‘hero’, and I use the term loosely, Bill who is crapped on by everyone around him in his small American town, including shop clerks, his boss and just about anyone else he comes in contact with. What these people don’t understand is that Bill has been preparing a plan for all of them. He has been preparing ‘A Rampage’.
Uwe Boll is known for his less than favourable video game adaption’s and for the most part the director has completely missed the point of almost every title he has attempted to put on the big or, more accurately, straight to DVD screen. But is it really fair to judge him on them? Its not like there’s an army of directors out there who have got it right and it is definitely not an easy feat. But his original works like Seed have often just left a bad and, for the most part, bored taste in my mouth.
But Rampage is different, it does exactly what it says on the tin and the execution (No pun intended) is stunning as we follow Bill on his titular Rampage through the town, taking down, literally, everyone in sight. The whole sequence which takes up over half the film is shocking to watch, but yet difficult to take your eyes away from. All this draws itself to a stunning close that will make your jaw hit the floor with it well-placed twist.
If not for the last few minutes kind of souring what had gone before, Rampage would be a perfect movie, but the last moments of the film leave the viewer with a small amount of frustration that takes away from the well-built story.
OVERALL
Rampage is the first Uwe Boll film I would recommend for positive reasons, but I can’t recommend it enough. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty damn close. It just goes to show, if you practice hard enough, you will eventually get it right.
