The Rundown
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The Rundown
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PG-13 (for adventure violence & some crude dialogue)
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Reviewed by Demetrius Payne
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The Rock: Beck
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Sean William Scott: Travis
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Rosario Dawson: Mariana
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Christopher Walken: Hatcher
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Ewen Bremner: Declan
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Directed by Peter Berg
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You Can Run but You Can't Hide
Bottom Line:
The Rock plays a bounty hunter in this film and before he can exit his line of work he is sent to do one last job in the Amazon. Once down there he discovers things are more than they seem.
Story Line:
Beck (just Beck, no last name no middle initial) is working towards his dream of owning his own restaurant; & aside from being 6' 4" & weighing a muscular 250 pounds, he doesn't quite fit the mold of your everyday professional booty kicker. He's intelligent, polite, well dressed & well spoken. He even told his boss during a phone conversation, preceding the butt kickin' of an entire professional football team's offensive line, "They have a good chance of repeating this year, I don't want to hurt them." Get this, he doesn't like guns & even gives his "targets" the option of settling things without violence; they rarely take it. But I don't recall ever seeing Seagal, Stallone or Schwarzenegger giving someone a chance before they bashed them.
Anyway, Beck is tired of the "collections" business & goes to his boss to say he wants out. Boss says ok, just one last job. Although hesitant, Beck agrees on the condition that this job is his last. The job is to go to South America to retrieve the boss's son. The job doesn't sound too tough to Beck, so he boards a plane & heads on down to the jungle. First person he goes to see is Hatcher, played by the brilliant Christopher Walken. Hatcher doesn't know where the boy is, but that's not why Beck goes to see him. Hatcher runs the gold mine in the jungle where Beck is searching, so Beck told Hatcher, "When I'm in another man's home, I ask before I reach in his fridge." Beck thought he had it all figured out; he thought the guy he was going to nab was a bad guy, the guy running the mine would help & that it would be a quick smash & grab type job. As things unfold, we discover it isn't that simple.
Tell Me More:
The Rock is a very charismatic guy & to date he has made smart choices in selecting his roles. This film actually showcases his acting ability. In the "Mummy 2" as well as "The Scorpion King," all he really had to do was run around with his shirt off, which isn't a problem, as he's been doing that in the WWF for years, as The Rock. The real Dwayne Johnson is well spoken & intelligent, just like the character he plays in this movie, so in truth this isn't much of a stretch for him, it just makes the on-screen product that much more enjoyable.
Christopher Walken never seems to disappoint & didn't in this film. Sean William Scott just keeps reprising his role as Stiffler from his "American Pie" days, except in this one he gets to tote a gun & kinda act smart, & hey, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Rosario Dawson turned in a good performance, but truthfully she could just look at the camera for 90 minutes not saying a word & I would probably say the same thing. This is an enjoyable time at the movies, have fun.
Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and some crude dialogue
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Demetrius Payne © 2003
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Mini Filmography
The Rock- "Walking Tall", "The Scorpion King", "The Mummy 2"
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Sean William Scott- "American Wedding", "Bulletproof", "Old School"
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Rosario Dawson- "Shattered Glass", "This Girl's Life", "25th Hour"
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Christopher Walken- "Envy", "Gigli", "Kangaroo Jack"
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Ewen Bremner- "Around the World in 80 Days", "Sixteen Years of Alcohol", "Blackhawk Down"
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Directed By-Peter Berg-"Very Bad Things"
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