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5.0 out of 5 stars
i have great fun. nicely done action-packed movie,
By justareader (yorba linda, ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rundown (Widescreen) (DVD)
the rock is amazingly cool and never thought he could be so talented. there's no meaning to talk about what should be done better, what's the purpose of making this movie, just have fun is quite worth it. all the castings are pretty good, directing, editing, script, hawaiian settings for brailian jungle is seamlessly relocated. fine with me. really enjoyed. by the way, the filmcritic.com said some of the actors' teeth seems so white, i totally agree, and i just wish i could have those pure white teeth like those of the rock.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Weak but has its moments,
This review is from: The Rundown (Widescreen) (DVD)
There is a scene early on in the Rundown where Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in a brief cameo, the only purpose of which is to seemingly pass the action movie baton to wrestler turned actor The Rock. And in a genre where leaden or hammy actor is par for the course - where the best actor in the bunch may be Schwarzenegger and it goes down from there to the VanDammes, Seagals and Lungrens - the Rock fits right in. He is not bottom-of-the-barrel, but the odds of him showing up on Oscar night are roughly equivalent to a lightning strike.Of course, in an action movie like the Rundown, we don't expect to find the next Olivier or DeNiro, but even in its genre, the Rundown is nothing special, only notable for the Rock being in it, and as discussed, this is no great feature. The story has him as a bounty hunter named Beck who wants to be a cook in his own restaurant. (That's around the extent of the cleverness of this film: the idea of a macho character actually wanting to be something considered non-macho is supposed to be ironically funny, and maybe it would be if it hasn't already been done before numerous times.) Hired by a mobster to find his son, Beck goes off to South America where he runs into complications involving a ruthless miner (played by Christopher Walken in one of his weaker performances...and he's still the best in the bunch), an ancient artifact and a bunch of rebels (who actually aren't rebels in that they are defying Walken, not rebelling against the government). The result is a mishmash of many, often better movies, most notably Raider of the Lost Ark and Midnight Run. How is the action itself? Okay, but usually overly stylized, as the director tries to show off how clever he can be. The result is that the direction is on the same level as the acting and writing, which is unimpressive at best. Beck is neither particularly bright and his fighting level seems to fluctuate with the demands of the scene: early on, he takes on several football players without breaking a sweat, then later on he has his problems going one-on-one with a small (albeit nasty) rebel, and even Sean William Scott is occasionally a challenge. With okay action and little else to recommend it, this barely gets two stars. This is a movie that is overdirected, underwritten and woodenly acted. If you're stuck watching it, you will survive, but even in the field of cheesy action movies, there are a lot better films out there.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rating based more on the actor and DVD extras than plot...,
This review is from: The Rundown (Widescreen) (DVD)
God bless Dwayne, he's a talented guy whose thirst for knowledge in the acting arena is admirable and sadly, rarely seen these days but some of the movies he's been in have seriously lacked the plot to hold my attention. This movie had some hilarious parts (monkey scene, eating that fruit that made you high) and some rather pathetic moments ("thunder and lightning", tooth fairy speech and the fact that Dwayne is supposed to be a CHEF!?!--no backstory on that and a waste of lines). But if you're looking for an action movie that is pretty non stop, this is it. The fight scenes are good and the action is enough to keep you interested despite the poorly executed plot. Dwayne is charismatic, funny and believable in his role...I think he makes the absolute best in what he was given to work with. Sean makes the best of his role as well but for someone who has outsmarted the long arm of the slumlords for so long, some of the lines he was given were totally cheesy. I think they make a good duo though and if the script were a little more developed there's the possibility to be the next Lethal Weapon-esque buddy movie stars. (Dwayne did state he'd be interested in that type of role...interesting thought)But if you're renting/buying this movie to see The Rock and/or a good action movie, you won't be disappointed. If you want that AND a plot, well...2 outta 3 ain't bad! Onto the DVD extras. THIS is the reason I'm buying the DVD. My husband and I were laughing so hard we could barely breathe. It was like a whole separate bonus comedy after the movie!! Their chemistry is even more apparent on this section and the behind the scenes stuff was just great.
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