Walking Tall | | Cast : | The Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Ashley Scott (II) | | Director : | Kevin Bray | | Studio : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | April 02, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | January 11, 2005 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Cantonese Chinese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | GREAT!! | Content
 | I thought this movie was great!!
It was funny and action-filled.
A+++++ |
| Rating | | | Date | July 20, 2005 | | Summary | Not as good as the original! | Content
| This remake of the war hero turned sheriff came across as outdated. The script was mostly fluff between action scenes. The Rock is charismatic and could be an amazing action star if someone would give him a decent script. 3 Stars, check it out if you like the People's Champ. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 17, 2005 | | Summary | Almost right | Content
| I really liked the previous review of this movie. I both agree and disagree with the previous reviewer, though. Mainly, I disagree with the fact that the previous reviewer says the movie claims to be based on the original movie, but is not. I think the this movie is based on the idea of the original movie in the sense that there is a guy standing up against local corruption. The original is outdated for our times. It should almost only be seen as an historical piece.
Like the original movie, I think the most exciting action scene happens in the middle of the movie, not the end, where he goes into the bar and "does his thing" when he finds that there is a major problem with the folks running the place and what has happened to his hometown.
I think it is a very moderized version of the original. Still, considering that the original was based on a true story and this one is fiction, there are discrepencies as the previous reviewer pointed out.
So, it is hard to call the new Walking Tall a "remake" of the original. Rather, it is an "adaption" of the original to modern times.
Basically, The Rock plays a really honorable guy who you feel good about in the movie. I say, "relax." Let the obvious problem with reality and connections to the original pass you by and enjoy this movie. Enjoy it for what it is and don't make too many connections to the original. If you are a fan of The Rock, you will like this. His character is very likable.
Still, as the previous reviewer explains, there are many C. Bronson type scenes in the movie. That comparison, for me, is spot on. If you like Bronson-type action, great! If you don't, then I recommend against watching this.
Definitely a 4 star movie for me... |
| Rating | | | Date | June 12, 2005 | | Summary | The Rock Is Fine, But the Story Is Too Old-Fashioned | Content
| With 'Rundown,' The Rock proved he would be the action star of the next generation, and though 'Walking Tall' is not as good as the predecessor, it is still an enjoyable action film with bone-crunching fights and big shoot-outs. Don't expect something original here -- director Kevin Bray ('All About the Benjamins') did only a pedestrian job -- but the charisma of The Rock is presented intact, even when he is in an obligatory love scene with Ashley Scott.
The story is a standard one, like you have seen thousand times in good, old Western movies. The Rock is Chris Vaughn, war hero coming back to his quiet hometown near the mountains. There the old lumber mill where his father worked has been closed, and a big casino run by Chris' old friend has become the economic center of the place.
Now read 'the casino' as 'the bar,' and 'his old friend' as 'his nemesis.' Add to them 'corrupt cops' and 'a sidekick/comic relief' (played by Johnny Knoxville). The film's script is made with pieces from the old traditional Western films, and like these Western someone must right the wrongs. And it's The Rock, who does it with a piece of cider, and later an oak bat.
Though the actions are decent, and the last 20 minutes of the film are full of them, 'Walking Tall' takes some time to build up the tension before them, and you may find that preliminary part a little dull. But The Rock, even when he is not doing actions, is always watchable, brief conversations with Chris' troublemaking nephew, or comical dialogues with Knoxville.
They say, 'Walking Tall' is a remake of the trilogy based on the real-life incidents of Sheriff Buford Pusser. Let's forget that. With The Rock as the star, this MGM re-make wisely avoids the Charles Bronson-type violent revenge scenario, and opts for less blood-soaked, more cartoonish actions. For all its claim saying 'Based on the True Story,' 'Walking Tall' is never about Sheriff Pusser. It is about The Rock, who again showed his action star quality here, despite the film's generic story. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 20, 2005 | | Summary | So-So... | Content
| OK...this movie was just that...ok!!! Some really good action in the film, plot was ok as well. Some of the ideas were really out there and very unbelievable...but that is what is to be expected with a film of this genre really. Kept my interest for the most part.... |
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