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The yarn has its share of gaping holes and jaw-dropping improbabilities, but director Michael Bay sweeps them all aside with his never-take-a-breath pacing.
Slick, brutal and almost human, this is the team-spirit action movie Mission: Impossible should have been.
A violence-intoxicated, far-fetched, morally corrupt drama.
From a helicopter's point-of-view, The Rock is just typical big American dumb fun. It's only when you look underneath at the film's underlying assumptions that you want to recoil.
Slick and forceful, largely unconcerned with character, eager for any opportunity to pump up the volume both literally and metaphorically, The Rock is the kind of efficient entertainment that is hard to take pleasure in.
An explosive, violent, mile-a-minute actioner.
It's an action junkie's angry fix -- 130 minutes of sound and fury, signifying nothing but big bucks and boundless contempt for viewer intelligence.
Providing an endless stream of one-liners, which put in check any of the films pretensions towards seriousness, Connery brings life to an otherwise formulaic movie.
Un festival de démolition aussi grandiose que profondément immature
Strong characters and an intelligent script make this slam-bang action film better than most. It's a great outing for both Connery and Cage. And it looks really good on Blu-ray.
Entertaining action, nothing more nor less.
Fake countdown and knowing reactionary tone, but the best SF car chase to date.
The movie, directed by sophomore Michael Bay (Bad Boys) is almost unwatchable.
Extremely far-fetched, but undeniably exciting.
A rousing action picture with generous dashes of humor, The Rock remains the much-maligned director's best film
It may not be an original, but it's certainly a good knock-off.
The movie's extreme violence, exhausting action and macho posturing make it an unlikely ticket choice for women and unsuitable for children.
Connery was very good in this role, and his presence is the reason why The Rock doesn't suck as bad as it could have.
The dialogue is real sharp and perky, and cool one-liners abound. Oddly enough, the thing that works the least in the film is the action.
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