Changing the name of this film for its UK release was unlikely to be any sort of improvement, and I don't know what would be. While I have no great love for wrestlers-turned-actors, the Rock is perfectly acceptable as the retrieval expert sent to hunt down a gangster's son played by Seann William Scott (not a million miles from his Stifler persona). And Rosario Dawson as the third lead is also OK. It's just that nothing really seems to grab the viewer to agree that the Rock will be the next big action hero -- not even the cameo endorsement by Arnie at the start of the movie (blink and you will miss it).
As for Christopher Walken playing the villain, years of received information lead one to believe that he adds class to any film which has often been the case. Not so here. I really felt that he was walking through the role without so much as a twinkle in his eye en route to his paycheque.
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On my list to see.....love the blank stare the Rock can give. xxRache
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