Universal’s “Skyscraper,” produced by and starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, was released July 12 and grossed $25 million on opening weekend.

The disappointment should not come as a shock: “Skyscraper” is as generic as an action movie can get, missing out on basics like a compelling villain.

The film follows Will Sawyer, a one legged veteran with his own security company who has been contracted to evaluate The Pearl, a record-breaking skyscraper controlled by state of the art technology and a security tablet meant for Sawyer’s use only.

This makes Sawyer, played by Johnson, a target for the villainous Xia, played by Hannah Quinlivan, a martial arts expert assassin who speaks twice throughout the duration of the whole movie and is given no character development.

Every character who Zhao Long Ji, played by Chin Han, hires ends up being a turn coat, leading viewers to question just how a billionaire fails to background check the people closest to him.

Xia, the martial arts expert and weapons specialist, who is built up as being an unstoppable force from the beginning, meets her end at the hand of Sawyer’s wife, Sarah, played by Neve Campbell. Not to call Sarah’s character weak; she spends much of the movie helping her children, Henry and Georgia, played by Noah Cottrell and McKenna Roberts, through the flames of an out of control 96th floor fire. However, at no point is she described or built up as a fighter. Her taking out Xia was anticlimactic and detrimental to the film’s climax.

Cottrell’s performance stands out for a well done but out of place portrayal of asthma in film. Often times shown as a constant shortness of breath in other films, Henry’s action packed bursts of energy before collapse were similar to real life reactions.

Despite its flaws, the visuals are stellar and the CGI used to show off The Pearl’s height is breathtaking. The fight scenes with Sawyer are out of the ordinary given the character has one leg, leading to a few creative uses of his detachable appendage.

“Skyscraper” falls victim to its faceless villains, their voices muffled and unclear throughout the movie, unassisted by a heavy Norse accent from Kores Botha, played by Roland Møller, and poor acting from minor characters. This, paired with the villain’s severe lack of motive, makes a visually stunning and creatively combative action movie not worth revisiting.

“Skyscraper” ticks all the boxes a generic summer Hollywood blockbuster should with fun camera work, creative fight scenes and plenty of unnecessary explosions, but lacks the plot to make it memorable.