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The Rundown

The Rundown (2003)

September. 26,2003
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6.7
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PG-13
| Adventure Action Comedy Thriller

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

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Stevecorp
2003/09/26

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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FirstWitch
2003/09/27

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Portia Hilton
2003/09/28

Blistering performances.

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Quiet Muffin
2003/09/29

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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gwnightscream
2003/09/30

This 2003 action-comedy stars Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson and Christopher Walken. Johnson plays Beck, a bounter hunter turned chef who is sent to find his employer's son, Travis (Scott) in the Brazilian jungle. While on his mission, Beck runs into obstacles meeting new allies and enemies. Dawson (Sin City) plays Mariana, a rebel leader/bartender and Walken (At Close Range) plays Hatcher, a ruthless, Despot who is searching for an ancient artifact that Travis has hidden. This is a good flick with a great cast, good score and thrilling action sequences. Johnson makes his mark in this film and there's a quick cameo by a certain, "Terminator" star.

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The_Rook
2003/10/01

It my opinion one Dwayne Johnson's greatest roles. The intro of football players in on the field action shots as he spots them in the bar is new and a brilliant add. Perfect for a bounty hunter preparing to take them on if necessary to collect a debt. The backstory of him wanting to be a chef and jotting down cooking ingredients for recipes is another clever hook. Then to have him go to the jungle to grab a clients son begins the real action. The movie is tight and well edited so that you don't see unnecessary filler. The cast is excellent and make you want more time with everyone of them, even the evil Christopher Walken character. With such a brilliant premise it was disappointing when a sequel wasn't quick to follow. To this day I think they should do one. Johnson is still doing action roles and is even a more seasoned actor. I hope someone will write a screen story and get it made.

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SnoopyStyle
2003/10/02

Beck (Dwayne Johnson) is a bounty hunter and debt collector who hates guns. He wants out of the business but Billy Walker has one last job for him and he gets his restaurant. He needs to retrieve Billy's son Travis (Seann William Scott) from the Amazonian mining town El Dorado. Declan (Ewen Bremner) is the bush pilot. Mr. Hatcher (Christopher Walken) runs the hellish mine worked by desperate locals. He allows Beck to take Travis for $10k but then reneges. He wants the golden artifact "El Gato do Diabo" which Travis has tracked down. The local barmaid Mariana (Rosario Dawson) is also the local resistance leader.There is great jungle action and The Rock has some fun fight action. The jungle fight with the rebels is both thrilling and hilarious. Walken is a fun wacky villain. Seann William Scott and The Rock have great combative comedic chemistry. They're both lots of fun and together they are hilarious. I find myself laughing a lot. The jokes do run out but the CGI action only gets crazier.

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bdgill12
2003/10/03

When debt collector/pseudo bounty hunter Beck (The Rock) want out of the business, his boss, Walker (William Duckling), sends him on one last mission. Beck heads to Brazil to track down Walker's son Travis (Sean William Scott) and bring him back to the States. It seems like an easy enough task until Beck finds himself in the middle of a cultural war between the locals and slumlord Hatcher (Christopher Walken).Apparently I didn't learn from my own Rock-related lesson with "Planet 51." Maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment. Either way, Netflix delivered me another craptastic action movie starring The Rock (who, again, I will not call Dwayne Johnson until he proves he can act) and I watched. I'd actually heard good things about "The Rundown" from people I trust so I'm willing to admit that my Rock prejudice may have gotten in the way here. But...THIS MOVIE IS TERRIBLE!!! Truthfully, The Rock isn't even the worst part. He's up there, sure, but he's the secondary issue. The real problem here is the movie's identity crisis as defined by director Peter Berg. Let me be clear: I'm a big fan of Berg. The three movies he did after "The Rundown" ("Friday Night Lights", "The Kingdom", and "Hancock") are all extremely strong, especially those first two. Maybe he just hadn't found his groove yet when he made this thing or maybe he just hitched his wagon to the wrong fake movie star. Regardless, this thing can't figure out whether it's a serious action movie or an over-the-top send up. I can enjoy either one. I'm not against absurdity when it's done right and even when it's done wrong I can usually just give it a pass on the grounds of no harm, no foul. But I can't get on board for a movie that jumps back and forth across the Ridiculous Line. One minute it seems like "The Rundown" wants to be legit, the next The Rock is flying through the air like freaking Peter Pan. I feel like this movie would have fit in fine in the 80s but "Die Hard" changed the game for action movies. If Berg had gone all-in and thrown together an 80s homage/throwback flick (like "The A-Team" for instance) then I think it's possible that I could get past The Rock sinking every scene like the on-screen dead weight he is. But as it is, the stupidity of the plot and the juvenile comedy (can any movie that features a monkey humping a human be considered funny?) just accentuate how bad The Rock is.The Soap Box Office: www.thesoapboxoffice.blogspot.com

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