Monday 23 May 2016

Walking Tall (2004)


Directed by: Kevin Bray
Written by: Mort Briskin (earlier screenplay), David Klass, Channing Gibson, David Levien & Brian Koppelman (screenplay)

Chris Vaughn returns to his hometown only to found out it's filled with corruption and criminals. He decides to clean the town up


I just chose a random movie from Netflix. Well, not that random, I just wanted something with The Rock. 
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When you haven't read a summary, it's hard to follow a movie. Like I still don't know what part of this movie was the main point in the plot. When Chris Vaughn went against the people in the casino? When he became sheriff? 

The story is pretty typical, not good but not bad either. You watch the movie, hoping Chris Vaughn will get the bad guys, but otherwise are you invested in him? Or in anyone? Like most characters bring something to the story, but no one is really that interesting. Well, there was a moment when I started thinking about the main character's past, because it was never really revealed to us, but his actions seemed to reveal a little something. Yet nothing was truly said out loud, so that was only a little moment.

When watching Walking Tall I kept thinking that the movie is basically bad decisions after another. Sure, Chris Vaughn has his heart in the right place and all that, but mostly I had to shake my head. Why, Chris? Why the hell would you do that? Also how he became sheriff, fired everyone and only hired his friend? No way, that would never work. The worst idea ever!

Apart from few interesting details this movie is extremely boring to watch. It's simple though, it's satisfying but it doesn't stand out, it doesn't really feel like anything. Kind of a waste of time because of how average it is.

☆☆☆☆
4 / 10

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