If only Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson reduced comic roles and focused more on action stints, then he'd really be the next king of action after Arnie. I liked him only in 2 movies The Rundown, as Beck the bail-jumper bounty hunter, and Walking Tall, as Chris Vaughn an ex-military guy who takes on a whole town. Why? Because the characters he played were well constructed and well focused on kicking ass. So enough with The Game Plan, Tooth Fairy and other comic-contradiction-type films, its time to bring the smack down baby!
The Skinny: Johnson is ex-con out from prison hunting down the man who killed his brother.
The Helmer: George Tillman Jr - Notorious (2009), Men of Honor (2000), Soul Food (1997), Scenes for the Soul (1995), Paula (1992).
The Casts: Dwayne Johnson (Driver), Billy Bob Thornton (Cop), Micaela Johnson (Cocktail Waitress)
Release Date: 24th November 2010
The Prediction: We have a helmer with slightly significant directing chops, we have the Gayton Brothers on writing duty, and we have the Rock. This is a revenge-mode movie and I've never said no to revenge-fueled action, because revenge is a primal source of human aggression: its justified violence, and that really is good violence to watch. And looking at the trailer, this is a pretty decent ass-kicking revenge-based action flick. It helps that the co-star of this movie is a Mustang.
