Rampage (2009)

Disclaimer: This is going to be a positive review for an Uwe Boll flick. If you fear this will shatter your concept of reality, you may want to stop reading now. Rampage stars Brendan Fletcher(Freddy Vs. Jason) as Bill, a seemingly normal early twenties kid, who has yet to find his way. His parents are on his back to move out, he's grown tired of what appears to be his only friend, and is just overall disgusted with the world. Instead of just dealing with it, like everybody else, he decides he's going to build an impenetrable suit of armor, and go on a killing spree.

Fletcher does a really good job at portraying his character in a believable way. As him, and the audience is constantly assaulted with negative media, about terrorism, the economy, and the like, you can really feel the rage building. Boll plays with the audiences sense of decency throughout the entire film. Sure, it's a depraved act, and you can't believe you're witnessing these events unfold, but can you honestly say, that even for a brief moments, the thought of carrying out this act hasn't flashed through your head? Does this make you a terrible person, or do all people actually harbor these types of feelings, and some are better at coping with them than others? Have you ever had a terrible experience at a restaurant and said something, even to yourself, about murdering everyone there? Your sense of morality might make it hard for you to admit, but most of us have had these feelings, and Boll does well at playing with that emotion, in my opinion.

Rampage is a full on assault on whatever sense of decency you may possess. You know what's about to happen is wrong on many levels, but you're kind of excited for it to begin. There is nothing PC about this film. Black, white, Asian, man, woman, child, nobody is safe. One of the only problems are a couple of scenes where you really have to suspend your disbelief. Like, this kid was able to rig up a van to be driven by remote, but it doesn't take away from the experience. The movie is fairly bloody, but there aren't many special effects to talk about. Nothing is CGI, it's just mainly squib work. It's realistic, and effective.

In my opinion, you can tell that Uwe Boll can direct a film if he tries, he just doesn't seem to try all that often. Perhaps he's a genius, and we are his pawn. Perhaps he's purposefully reached his infamous status, and now he's going to show us what he's actually capable of. This is probably wishful thinking, but one can hope. I've now had at least 2 pleasant Uwe boll experiences that I can think of, maybe 3. All I can say is, love or hate the man, Rampage is a good film. Well made, well directed, solid acting throughout, and it actually makes you think. If you think you can put aside your hatred for the man, give Rampage a shot. I think you'll be surprised.

7/10