 The Rock is receiving some respectful notices for his performance in Walking Tall, even if the movie itself is being dismissed by most critics as banal. Jonathan Foreman in the New York Post says that the film effectively makes use of The Rock's "pumped-up, action-doll physique that's combined with an aura of decency and intelligence." Desson Thomson begins his review in the Washington Post this way: "Would it shock you to learn that Walking Tall is one mediocre, ploddingly predictable film, loaded down with cheesy Hollywood tactics, whose only reasons to watch are The Rock's physical assets and gentle-giant presence?" And Jan Stuart concludes her review in Newsday this way: "While The Rock is never heard to utter, 'Hasta la vista, baby,' his candidacy for Schwarzenegger's vacated seat is rarely in doubt. As remakes go, Walking Tall exemplifies the dumbing down of stupidity." |
