Walking Tall

    Walking Tall
    2004

    Synopsis

    A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

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    Cast

    • Dwayne JohnsonChris Vaughn
    • Johnny KnoxvilleRay Templeton
    • Neal McDonoughJay Hamilton
    • Kristen WilsonMichelle Vaughn
    • Ashley ScottDeni
    • Khleo ThomasPete Vaughn
    • John BeasleyChris Vaughn Sr.
    • Barbara TarbuckConnie Vaughn
    • Michael BowenSheriff Stan Watkins
    • Kevin DurandBooth

    Recommandations

    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The cast acquits itself well, with the Rock evincing a quiet balance between humor and brawn.
    • 70

      Variety

      Moves along at a clip and provides a terrific action lead for Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson.
    • 60

      L.A. Weekly

      Johnny Knoxville has a few inspired bits as Vaughn's recovering-addict chum, and The Rock carries an effortlessly soft side in the nonviolent scenes, but Bray doesn't linger too long on anything that doesn't end in a thud or wallop.
    • 60

      Los Angeles Times

      This Walking Tall does have the Rock, and that, both physically and metaphorically, is no small thing.
    • 58

      Entertainment Weekly

      There's not a guy I know who hasn't been looking forward to seeing The Rock pick up the big wooden stick first swung by Joe Don Baker more than 30 years ago.
    • 50

      Dallas Observer

      Unlike the original, there's no R-rated grit and no familial executions -- gotta get the young-skewing WWE fan base in there.
    • 50

      Chicago Tribune

      A fine shoot-'em-up remake. The story is mildly gripping, and the action is fresh and entertaining.
    • 50

      TV Guide Magazine

      Although inspired by actual events, the film proceeds along formulaic wish-fulfillment lines, its dynamics unaltered by the casting of a mixed-race actor in what was originally a redneck role; it's a sign of some sort of social progress that justified ass-kicking trumps race.