Great Film: The Rundown
Do you like thunderstorms?
Wow. Movies like this are for me both a big surprise and a guilty
pleasure to watch. At first, I was doubtful that the Rock had the
screen presence or the acting ability to pull off a movie like this,
since I had only known him before as "the eyebrow guy from wrestling".
This movie proved me wrong and has rapidly moved up into my list of
favorite films.
Beck (The Rock) is somebody who chases down people that have irritated
the mob, be it financially or socially. This is not his job of choice,
however; he would rather own a restaurant. His bosses give him one
final job: bring Travis (Sean William Scott, in a refreshing departure
from the "horny idiot" style of movies) back from South America to the
States. Beck finds Travis, but immediately runs afoul of Hatcher
(Christopher Walken), who owns the mining town Travis lives in and
wants something valuable that Travis has been looking for in the
jungle. Then there are fights, running around from evil guys, more
fights, monkeys, hallucinogenic fruit, and other such entertaining
things.
Scott brought some well-done comic relief into the film with his quirky
upbeat character. I could not stop laughing when Travis really tries to
take on Beck in a contest of physical strength. It's like watching a
caterpillar try and beat a Mack truck. Christopher Walken, as always,
is a pleasure to watch. The man makes a perfect psychopath and I always
brighten up when I see him on screen.
"The Rundown" is an excellent film which I would recommend to anyone
who loves kinda-brainless (in a good way) action films. Bravo to the
Rock. May he have a long and fruitful movie career.
Cast
- Mariana played by Rosario Dawson
- Declan played by Ewen Bremner
- Travis played by Seann William Scott
- Hatcher played by Christopher Walken
- Beck played by Dwayne Johnson
- Harvey played by Jon Gries
- Walker played by William Lucking
