Intended to watch “Super Sapiens” (aka Hellboy) on Saturday, but all shows were fully booked. So, I settled for The Rock movie — “Walking Tall”. Having known that it’s The Rock movie… it was understandable that the flick would contain a reasonable amount of ass kicking.
Well, it didn’t disappoint after all. The flick DID contain a lot of ass kicking. The Rock’s acting has improved somehow. I like his new hairstyle… and the way he ogled at girls. Gone were the days when he would tilt one side of his eyebrow to give that pervert look. Maybe he has finally discovered maturity after all.
Anyway, there were a few screw ups in this movie. The first of all, I would say, was that it lacked of gore in it. Having to see so much brute in an ex military dude biffing up triple x sized casino bouncers… what is violence without gore? I mean, they could have shown The Rock breaking arms and crushing balls (spurting testicals out on the pavement etc)… instead of those lame face punching stances.
The second noticeable screw up would be the female companion. Aww… gawd. The Rock hooked with a stripper. I mean, it would still be better if it were to be a good looking stripper. But the girl (don’t know her name) who was cast as The Rock’s bitch looked like a malnourished skanky drug addict that offers nothing more than bones full of pores (The Rock’s dog might like her). As if there wasn’t anyone else who was willing to take up that supporting role alongside The Rock. (that’s ridiculous, isn’t it?)
And then the length of the movie. Geez… it was barely reaching the 80 minutes mark. Have not even finished my popcorn… and the movie already ended. Felt like I was watching a heavily trimmed weekday matinee. You see… I was out on Saturday night for one fucking reason – that was to get away from home as late as possible. And this movie just spoiled that purpose. They could have added some family kidnap scenes in the movie… you know… or rape-his-girl part to get The Rock real pissed and more psyched up to kick more asses… just to add some substance to the plot, but noooo… it had to end that early. Fuck.
Anyway, having said all that, my verdict for this movie is – not quite the standard. Just get a pDVD.