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SKYSCRAPER (12A)

IF you are ever in mortal danger then pray that they send Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to rescue you.

Nothing fazes this man. He can kick sand in the face of any superhero, run faster than a speeding bullet and climb tall buildings with a single leap.

He could probably sort out Brexit in his spare time. Johnson is at his most endearing in Skyscraper, a gleefully larger-than-life blockbuster that seems tailor-made for its star.

The plot appears to have been thrown together from a selection of leftover moments from Die Hard, The

Towering Inferno and The

Fugitive. Why let concerns about originality stand in the way of everyone having a good time?

Johnson plays Will

Sawyer, a former FBI agent now considered one of the foremost security advisers on the planet.

In Hong Kong, he is consulting on The Pearl, a brand new skyscraper destined to be the tallest in history.

Its billionaire developer

(Chin Han) also believes it could be the “safest supertall structure” in the world.

Doesn’t he know never to tempt fate like that? In Skyscraper, fate takes the form of the dastardly Kores Botha (Roland Moller) who unleashes a cunning plan that involves setting the building ablaze.

Can Will save the building? The fact that his wife Sarah (Neve Campbell) and kids are trapped inside might just focus his mind.

Oh, and just to add to the complications, I almost forgot to mention that people in high places (sorry) think that our Will might be the guilty firestarter. As if.

There’s no need to linger over the plot – the attraction is the jaw-dropping, crowd-pleasing action sequences.