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The Rundown
- Review Date: May 3, 2004
- PG-13
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 2003
Common Sense Media says
Mildly entertaining action movie with The Rock.
Parents say
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Kids say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of "action violence" (non-graphic). Beck makes it clear that he doesn't like guns because he believes he does too much damage with them. He does end up using guns and doing a lot of damage. There is a mild sexual reference and a few bad words. Characters drink and smoke and ingest a hallucinogenic fruit.
What's the story?
THE RUNDOWN stars World Wrestling Entertainment's The Rock as Beck, an
enforcer for a nasty bad guy named Walker. We first meet Beck in an
entertaining nightclub brawl when he takes on a football team's entire
offensive line to get some collateral on a gambling debt. His next
assignment, the action-movie staple last big job that will free him and
give him the stake to realize his dream (a restaurant), is to retrieve
Walker's son Travis (Seann William Scott) who is off seeking treasure
in Brazil. Beck and Travis end up on an Indiana Jones-style quest for a
golden idol, fighting both sides in a local rebellion and fending off a
pack of amorous monkeys.
Is it any good?
The Rundown is a likeable action movie with an almost-loveable
star. Director Peter Berg keeps things moving briskly and knows how to
show off The Rock's charm as well as his expertise at throwing people
around. Berg does not do much with the talented Scott or the beautiful
and talented Rosario Dawson who is saddled with a dreary spunky-girl
role and an even drearier accent. Christopher Walken brings his usual
weird vibe to the role of Hatcher, local oppressor.
Co-produced by
the WWE's Vince McMahon, this movie has no aspirations for subtlety or
wit, but it's mildly entertaining and, like its heroes, manages to
avoid most of the obvious pitfalls.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why Beck does not like guns.
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I was pleasantly surprised
My husband talked me into seeing this in the theater, and I was shocked that I actually liked it. There were lots of laugh-out-loud moments, and the action scenes were really interesting to watch. Not for kids though.
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This Movie ROCKs!!
The Rundown was awesome!! It was packed with action, but had a good story with it, too. While there was a lot of violence, it only involved shooting and blowing things up. Not much blood was shown.
Along with the non-stop action, there was some comedy in this movie, also. I recommend this movie to anyone 13+ years old.
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13+ !!!!!!!
SEXUAL CONTENT: not an issue.
VIOLENCE: big. Beck does not want to fight and he cleary states "I do not want to hurt them", (he eventually has to).
DRUGS:not an issue.
Is a very funny movie but very innapropiate. May be okay for VERY mature 11 year-olds and above.
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved this movie!! It was amazing!! It was not only action-packed, but it was hilarious!!! I think that it has a good message also. It only showed a little bit of blood throughout the whole movie. "The Rock" was the perfect actor for the movie. I give this movie an A+++!!!
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AGE
Excellent movie aimed at teenagers. Parents may not be entertained.
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April 9, 2008
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I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a really good movie. It had a lot of action plus it was really funny. I would reccomend that people who like action see this *movie*
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see it
Im getting straight to the point. language not good movie pretty good overall see it.
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| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Director: | Peter Berg |
| Cast: | Christopher Walken, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Seann William Scott |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 104 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | September 26, 2003 |
| DVD release date: | March 23, 2004 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | adventure violence and some crude dialogue |
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