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The Rundown (Widescreen Edition) | Year: 2003 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Peter Berg Actors/Actresses: - The Rock - Seann William Scott - Rosario Dawson - Christopher Walken Running down the Rundown The Rundown stars The Rock, a likeable person who isn't that great of an actor...but what do you expect him to be, Gregory Peck?? Also featured is Seann William Scott from the American Pie saga, and Rosario Dawson with a bad accent. And Christopher Walken, picking up his paycheck and laughing all the way to the bank. The story, such as it is, follows The Rock, playing Beck, some sort of bounty hunter who is assigned to bring Travis (Scott) back from some South American country at the request of his father. Like The Talented Mr Ripley! Once there in this country, he discovers Walken exploting the natives who work on his mine, and this angers up Beck's anti-globalization blood. Travis, it seems, is looking for an ancient artifact that's worth a lot of money, but Walken wants it as well, so he tails Travis and The Rock follows because he wants to bring Travis home. Or something. Does the plot matter? No. There are explosions, fights, unbelievable action sequences involving whips and jungle vines, monkeys, hallucinatory fruit, and some fist-pumping "Hell yeah, go get 'em" action at the end. When Beck tells Travis at the beginning that he doesn't like guns because he goes insane in the brain when he uses them, well you just know at the end Beck's gonna pick up a gun and go haywire. Don't watch The Rundown expecting Citizen Kane. If you want to give your mind a rest, go ahead and buy this film. It's doubtful you'd watch it more than once, but whatever. The Rundown is The Rock's best movie! "The Rundown" takes place in the Amazon and has The Rock and Seann William Scott fighting each other. The Rock is Beck, a bounty hunter who has to do one more bounty in order to get his job and to have his own restaurant to be a chef. Seann William Scott is Travis Walker, the last bounty he is hunting. Travis is the son of Beck's boss, strangely enough. The beginning of this movie is dynamic with The Rock taking out a whole offensive football line. Unfortunately, when trying to grab Travis, Beck runs into a little trouble from Hatcher, played brilliantly by Christopher Walken, at a bar runned by Mariana, played by Rosario Dawson. Beck and Travis ended up in the Amazon jungle, trying to survive for their lives running from Hatcher. Unfortunately, they again, run into Mariana, who is strangely enough, the leader of the rebels. Travis, Beck and Mariana, look for the artifact that Travis is looking for. They find it, but, unfortunately, falls into Hatcher's hands, as does Mariana. Beck and Travis both return back into the town and get the artifact and Mariana back. The ending is amazingly funny and brilliant. The movie is excellent and I very much recommend it. Go see it any time. Amusing In Spots Whereas The Rundown did not live up to my expectations, it did have some good moments. The Rock(Dwayne Johnson) does add some charisma to the screen with his glib style. Sean William Scott and Christopher Walken are fine in supporting roles. However the story line is really nothing special. It certainly lacks depth and basically was written as a vehicle for The Rock to show if his wrestling moves and stunt man abilities. There are other action thrillers that succede on both levels(story and action). Just check out anything by Denzel Washington or even Arnold Schwartzenegger. The Rundown does feature some comedic moments and some good action scenes. However, the story is middle of the road at best. Buy The Rundown at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Rundown Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Rundown This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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