Walking Tall Reviews

Back in those days, Dwayne Johnson (who was still mostly known as ‘The Rock’) was just starting as an action movie star and this was the 3rd movie for which he had the lead. Therefore, it was a really straightforward action flick, even more than ‘The Rundown’ which has since then become more or less a cult classic. Honestly, even though Dwayne Johnson is really charismatic and quite believable with such characters, the plot was not really good I’m afraid. Basically, even though it is based on an intriguing story about some (in)famous sheriff, the whole thing was terribly far-fetched and nonsensical. The BS started from the moment he became his own lawyer and managed to get acquitted with an heartfelt speech. Seriously?!! But it doesn’t stop here… Then, he becomes sheriff without much experience, hire Johnny Knoxville, of all people, as his deputy(!) and, finally, it ends with a huge non-stop shoot-out that we have seen millions time before. So, like I said before, it is a good old fashioned action flick, no more, no less, and since I don’t care much for the genre, I didn’t care much for this movie and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except maybe if you’re really fond of that stuff.

COM AS PRÓPRIAS MÃOS - Chris Vaughn (The Rock) é um soldado aposentado das Forças Especiais do exército americano, que retorna para sua cidade natal com a intenção de reatar antigos laços e iniciar uma nova vida. Porém a cidade em que ele nasceu não é mais a mesma, sendo agora um local controlado pelo crime. Jay Hamilton (Neal McDonough), seu rival dos tempos de colégio, fechou a serraria que possuía e é agora o chefe dos negócios criminosos do local. Decidido a reverter a situação, Chris é eleito xerife da cidade e busca a ajuda de seu velho amigo Ray (Johnny Knoxville), prometendo acabar com os negócios de Jay. Suas ações colocam em perigo sua própria família, mas Chris não está disposto a aceitar intimidações e pretende fazer com que a cidade retorne à calmaria de quando era jovem.