Walking Tall
The Rock plays another macho guy beating people up in a remake of the original "Walking Tall". The Rock plays Chris Vaughn, a military man returning to his hometown to set up roots in the community. But the town he returns to is far different than the one he left. The old mill has closed down and a new casino has popped up, bringing with it sex, drugs, and a mafia-like organization to run it all. They're led by Jay Hamilton Jr. (Neal McDonough Jr.). Once Vaughn sees cheating going on at the casino, he decides to take action by standing up to the casino, but it only results in nasty scars on his chest. Then, when his nephew O.D's, he's fed up and trashes the casino. Afterwards, he's acquitted of the charges and soon learns that to stop the casino, he must replace the corrupt sheriff, which he ultimately does. Will that solve the problems plaguing the community?

The Rock has a lot of charisma going for him to become the next huge action star. But placing him in films like this are insulting. The whole thing reeks of implausibility and foolishness with a crazy set-up to its final ending. Johnny Knoxville brings some nice comic relief to the movie and The Rock is, well, The Rock, but other than that, he seems portrayed more as a dumb hit-man type person than the guy we were introduced to, close to his family and not willing to fight at the first opportunity. The film's short length probably produced this. A lot of dialogue must have been cut to showcase The Rock's active fighting scenes and ultimately, that's where the film was hurt. 1.5 stars