The Rock (1996)

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Dec 16 15:39

Nicholas Cage does what he does best, act. His acting is excellent in this film. Sean Connery of course does great too. The action in this film is a joy to watch. The plot is fun, and the film has no boring, or dull scenes or parts.

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Aug 12 6:04

It's a well known fact that Nicolas Cage ruins every film he touches. It still amazes me to this day that the buffoon has an Oscar at home on his mantle. This film is no exception. Despite being a classic hostage-terrorist threat caper, Cage fails to even prove his worth on the comic cliche scales.

The supporting cast is astounding, with heroes such as Ed Harris, David Morse, John McGinlay and the demi-god himself, Michael Biehn trying their hardest to drag this film out of the clutches of auto-fail Cage. They are the only reason this film gets such a high rating. Cage's performance as a tactically inept scientist is laughable. We know he wouldn't be much good in a real life action situation, but making Cage the brains of the operation must have been an in-joke.

Rating : 7/10