Based on the arcade game of the same name (and not to be confused with the dreadful Uwe Boll film), “Rampage” is perhaps the best film based on a videogame to date. It’s not high art but I’m a sucker for giant monster films. This feels a lot like “Kong: Skull Island”, the “Godzilla” films and “Pacific Rim”.

Dwayne Johnson (“Baywatch”, “Moana”) stars as a primatologist that finds that a gorilla he cares for has been exposed to a dangerous substance. Now, the gorilla is growing at a tremendous rate and he’s angry. Elsewhere, a wolf and a crocodile have also come into contact with the same material. All three monsters will descend on Chicago as the military races to stop them.

Dwayne Johnson has never been a particularly good actor but he’s a big guy and it’s satisfying to see him charge around blasting at a giant wolf with a grenade launcher. Some of the characters are not so good and have a few awkward comedy moments. Apparently, in the original videogame, the monsters were people that got turned into animals so some fans may be displeased at the change. However, I didn’t care. The creatures all look really good and it’s nice that we can see them fight in the daylight so everything is nice and clear.

“Rampage” has some delightful action scenes with the monsters causing tons of carnage. A few of the more talky scenes are a little dull but it keeps them to a minimum. A lot of monster films focus way too much on the people but “Rampage” knows that it’s the monsters you want to see. It’s hard to complain about a film like this because it knows that it isn’t deep and meaningful, it just wants to give you a good time. If you like your giant monster films then you need to see this one.