Snitch (2013)

Pretty Good

Powerful

Fantastic!

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I'd never heard of this movie before, not sure how I missed it but I was initially excited because the story sounded interesting with a poster that promised lots of action and I like Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper and Shane (I mean Jon Bernthal).It ended up being a decent enough drama but not at all what I was expecting. The story itself is sort of plodding and slow and not fun in any way -also not action filled until the last bullet riddled car/big-rig chase scene. The Rock does give one of his more thoughtful performances though (reminding me of Faster) and its been based on an intriguing true story.Johnson plays an everyday guy here, a construction company owner and desperate father who goes undercover for the DEA to infiltrate a drug cartel in order to lessen his sons (mandatory) 10 year prison sentence after he gets wrongly accused of trafficking drugs in a set up drug deal.Jon Bernthal was super impressive as the ex-con employee 'John' convinces to be his "in" to the drug underworld. Barry Pepper also wowed in another character role and is almost unrecognizable as an undercover FBI narcotics officer. Michael K. Williams stays true to The Wire typecasting as Malik the drug dealer and Susan Sarandon was a surprise bit of casting as a hard-hitting DA.All in an okay movie, nothing outstanding or particularly memorable. 1/11/16

Dwaynne Johnson is doing a lot of good for the public in general in making this true story movie! he's a very good actor. years ago, me and my family got out of our car at Wendy's restaurant on poplar ave. here in Memphis. on the weekend. up pulled an old car filled with big men. they were wrestlers. they were all polite, kind, friendly. never, ever threw their weight around. i was very, very impressed! so was my whole family. we liked them. i was in line at the Germantown Kroger several years ago, and, the wrestler Jerry Lawler was ahead of me. he was a gentleman. kind. easy going. i learned a lot from this movie that i did not know about the drug laws. every teenager in America needs to see this movie. every parent of children in America needs to see this movie. lawman Buford Pusser was a wrestler before he became a sheriff in Mcnairy county Tennessee years ago. remember him? he had strength of character! i always liked Dwaynne Johnson as a wrestler back in the 1990's! "i've always enjoyed, admired, and stood in utter amazement with people in the entertainment industry. movie stars. singers. actors. actresses.

Story: Following one man as he risks everything to save his son, we see it isn't just his life, his son's life it also will risk his new wife's life and daughter as he goes undercover. We get to see how a rookie drug mule ends up tricking some of the biggest names in drug dealing. It fails to offer anything new to the genre it does offer an insight to a based on true events. Everything turns out to be very simple to watch that plays out smart without challenging the audience too much. (8/10)Actor ReviewsDwayne Johnson: John small time truck transportation business owner who risks everything to make sure his son gets off prison after being wrongly framed as a distributor. Good performance from Dwayne showing that he can perform in a much more serious role. (8/10)Barry Pepper: Agent Cooper the lead agent trying to take down the drug lords. Good performance from Pepper who creates an unrecognizable character. (7/10)Jon Bernthal: Daniel the reluctant ex-con who helps John enters the criminal underworld. Trying to save himself from his past he ends up making everything more risky for himself by helping. Jon gives a good Susan Sarandon: Joanne the DEA who will help John but only when she gets what she wants. Good performance from Susan who never needed to push herself. (7/10)Director Review: Ric Roman Waugh – Good direction putting together a well-paced film. (8/10)Action: Simple action sequences that work well with the timing of the story. (7/10)Thriller: Creates a tense build up to the final moments. (8/10)Settings: The settings are the usual for the genre and don't make any special memorable ones. (7/10)Suggestion: This is something to try, it is a well-paced film that will entertain the thriller fans out there. (Try It)Best Part: The final chase.Worst Part: It is a bit slow.Action Scene Of The Film: The final chaseBelievability: Based on a true story. (8/10)Chances of Tears: No (0/10)Chances of Sequel: NoPost Credits Scene: NoOscar Chances: NoBox Office: $42,930,462Budget: $15 MillionRuntime: 1 Hour 52 MinutesTagline: How far would you go to save your son?Overall: Good action thrillerCheck out more reviews on http://moviesreview101.com/

The Rock has always been considered a charismatic individual with not great acting, however, this film shows that he has true acting ability that we have not really seen this before. This film starts with the Rock's son being arrested for drug dealing and to attempt to shorten his sentence by helping the FBI make similar arrests. Now this film is a drama and with that you need good acting and The Rocks kills it in his role and you truly believe the situation he has been placed in. Also all the supporting performances are good as well adding to this intriguing story. Another positive is the interesting realistic story which really is intriguing for the majority of the time. Towards the end of the film the action starts and this isn't anywhere near as interesting as the story and just feels like a generic chase scene. Also because this is a drama there are some really slow parts in this film but overall I thought It was a well acted film with great suspense.