The Rundown Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
Bulls, guns, whips, gold and one sacred cat
cut to the chase september 26
In order to get out of hock with mobster Billy Walker, restaraunteur-turned-"retrieval expert" Beck has to go down to Brazil and retrieve Billy's ne'er-do-well archaeologist-wannabe son Travis, who is searching for an ancient gold idol called the Gato del Diablo. This idol is prized by not only the local population as the path to their salvation, but by Cornelius Hatcher, slavedriving operator of the Helldorado mining town who oppresses said population in the name of profits, and Hatcher just won't let Beck leave with Travis.
| The Rock | Beck |
| Seann William Scott | Travis |
| Rosario Dawson | Mariana |
| Christopher Walken | Hatcher |
| Ewen Bremner | Declan |
| Jon Gries | Harvey |
| William Lucking | Walker |
| Ernie Reyes Jr. | Manito |
| Stuart F. Wilson | Swenson |
| Dennis Keiffer | Naylor |
| Garrett Warren | Henshaw |
| Toby Holguin | Head Indian Tracker |
| Paul S. Power | Martin |
| Stephen Bishop | Knappmiller |
| Chuck Norman | Mullaire |
| Peter Berg |
6.50 out of 10 (10223 votes)
Visitor Reviews
The Rundown!
posted on 24 Aug 2009The Rundown is fair film. The acting is very good by the Rock! His character is very convincing! The action is very good and in fact there was some really incredible scenes such as when the Rock used two shot guns at the same time! Seann William Scott was also good and Christopher Walken was as good always. Yes its true that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sven-Ole Thorsen have very brief parts in the movie. The scene with Arnold was extremely short but you could see the size of him next the Rock which they are nearly the identical stature. Peter Berg did a good job directing the film and Harry Gregson-Williams composed the score good. I think The Rock is a fine actor but in My opinion for him to be a real action hero and icon like Arnold was/is when he made classics such as Commando, The Running Man, and Predator he has to take on a more serious role and more violent film but this is just My opinion. If you want to see The Rock in a modern day action flick with Christopher Walken and special cameos by Arnold and Thorsen then watch The Rundown!
Positive Lowdown on The Rundown
posted on 27 Jul 2009Caught the sneak preview of The Rundown tonight. All I can say is this was a great movie! I am already anticipating the DVD release. The Rock's last movie, The Scorpion King, had it high points but I felt it did not bring something to the plate that made it stand out. This movie stood out much more than that one did. The Rock was excellent in his role as he stood out more as an actor than a pro wrestler trying to act (Hulk Hogan never got the job done there). On top of that, I felt that Sean William Scott now has proof that he is more than just 'Stifler' of American Pie fame. This is not to say that he didn't have his normal comedic side in the film but it was not in the stupid obnoxious context that Stifler was always in. Finally, Christopher Walken was excellent in this one as he played a different type of 'bad guy' from what I have seen him play (not to say that he hasn't played a role like this before but I have not seen him in this role yet). Out of 5 stars, I would give it 3 and a half.
Good, really quite good, surprisingly.
posted on 23 Jul 2009Well first of the bat this is not a film with amazing brains. However what it is, is fun. Really good fun. The Rock and Scott make a good team for this comedy action buddy movie. With Christopher Walken putting in a good turn as the sort of semi-likable bad guy and some slightly darker moments slipped in there is a deeper plot lurking beneath the high action quota. Thankfully the Rock doesn't take himself too seriously and is prepared to make some fun of the tough guy Wrestler image he has built up. Not all films with Wrestlers in need to be a Hulk Hogan train wreck. Scott also moves a step or two away from his Stiffler character and you can actually care for his characters plight from time to time. Overall enjoyable fun for action fans, Rock fans and anyone else...surprisingly.
Plot Description: Very Rundown
posted on 19 Jul 2009There is a distinct earnest eagerness clearly evident as "the Rock" once again tries to create his niche as an action hero, an aspiration in which he is not entirely unsuccessful. He is bold and buff, and exudes a certain likability, but as this lame screenplay demonstrates, as an action hero he is much more likely to be undone by 90 minutes of banalities masquerading as a script, stitched together by the attendant perfunctory explosions and predictable fight scenes, than by the evil plans (or brigades of thugs) commanded by a stock movie villain. Aspects of the plot of "The Rundown" are borrowed from a wide spectrum of movie standards, generously dosed with politically correct platitudes.
Working as a debt collector for a loan shark while secretly clinging to his plans of opening a restaurant (strong, yes, but sensitive too, is he), the Rock accepts an assignment to retrieve the dissolute son of his employer (Stifler) from a remote Amazon village in exchange for clearing his own debt. We are led to believe that the Rock has a code of honor which involves fairplay, being a man of his word, and abjuring the use of firearms. Each of these is mentioned, and is factored into the script, but none are fully developed, and so they just end up as so many more loose ends sloppily strewn about the set. Stifler, we are asked to believe, is an archeologist who has found the secret chamber of an ancient indigenous idol (borrowed heavily from Indians Jones' milieu). A beautiful rebel leader agrees with the Rock to lead them from the jungle in exchange for the idol. Despite her apparent abandonment of this pact, (at the expense of the Rock and Stifler) the Rock somehow interprets her subsequent capture by the bad guys as having left him not holding up his part of the bargain, and charges into the fray to effect her rescue. His efficacy and the ensuing lethal results seem no more pernicious when he is compelled to break his personal vow (never fully explained, and rather odd for someone in his line of work) of forswearing the employment of firearms, and a shotgun soon adds to the general mayhem. Christopher Walken reprises his villain-as-weirdo role from that James Bond movie, this time mining gold in a most environmentally unfriendly fashion, and exploiting the poor Amazonians. We have seen it all before as he blusters across the set intermittently, as though wondering how he ended wasting his time with this movie. Sadly enough, it is very possible indeed that this feeling will be shared by the viewer.
Still prefer The Rock laying the smackdown on jabronis
posted on 19 Jul 2009Hmm...it's kinda weird seeing the Rock acting in a movie...cause i'm so used to seeing him wrestling week in and week out...he's way better whooping candy asses out of wrestlers and thrash talking and electrifying the crowd... maybe it's ok if he does a movie once in a while...like the Scorpion King which i feel is not bad....but rundown? and then walking tall? Don't see him going to be a successful action movie star anytime soon...as what he's best at is actually wrestling...and not acting... wish that he'll be back in wrestling soon... i watched the rundown and feel like it's just a B grade movie...nothing too special about this movie... can't smell what the Rock is cookin' anymore ....
The Rock, in what The Scorpion King was supposed to be...
posted on 15 Jul 2009I have to say that this movie was quite possibly the best one I've seen since the school year started. First, The Rock has made leaps and bounds as an actor. Beck was a believable character with real human behavior, which made Rock fun to watch on screen. Rosario Dawson was excellent as the femme fatale of the movie, and while I don't consider Sean William Scott to be the strongest actor, he has his moments. What truly makes the movie is FINALLY seeing Christopher Walken as a bad guy again. No one plays a villain like Walken does, which sets up both The Rock and the plot, making this one of the best movies I've seen all year.
it was a fun movie
posted on 15 Jun 2009The Rock's newest one this weekend and found The Rundown to be quite entertaining. Sure, the plot is nothing to sneeze at but casting Christopher Walkin as the lead villain was wonderful. He has a very unique way of playing with the dialogue to make it quite funny.
Seann William Scott is pretty darn hysterical and plays the second banana well. The impressive find is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's performance. The guy is getting better and better. I found his first one, The Scorpion King, to be fun but not worth collecting. This one might have to be bought though. His years of using a script and improvising in front of a multi-thousand seat auditorium has translated well to the screen and he has a sense of timing and ease in front of the cameras that has been hard won. He obviously can handle the action aspects of the movie too but (as with most action stars) I hear he wants to stretch his wings and perform other stuff. That has the potential to be fine down the line but lets see how he continues with the Action/Comedies first. Should be interesting to see how they do the Walking Tall remake. The original one was a pretty powerful movie with some seriously tense sequences.Hopefully it won't be changed to much. Anyway, gonna have to give this one 3/4
Only paid 50 cents to see it
posted on 01 Jun 2009That's right, I only paid 50 cents to see this movie. My local video store offers all its movies for 50 cents on Tuesday, and boy am I glad I didn't spend anymore. There were two things only about this movie that made it watchable. Firstly, the chemistry between the two male leads was strong, and secondly, the DVD had a good selection of entertaining features. And that's about it.To be honest, I fell asleep just as The Rock entered the town to do battle with Chris Walken and his goons in the third act. It was all very predictable and childish, nothing new or exciting. I didn't have high, or even modest expectations anyway.All very lame-brained and dumb, just the way American audiences like their movies to be.
Very, very good!!!
posted on 24 May 2009I really enjoyed this film. The comedy and action were terrific. Also, the cut-aways and all of the other components of the cinematography were awesome. I think that there should be a sequel if the filmmakers are able to reproduce all of the comedy and action without spoiling it. Oh yeah, also Sean William Scott, The Rock, Christopher Walken, and Rosario Dawson were all terrific. And Christopher Walken, you specifically get serious respect from me on this one, as always. I was very impressed with The Rock's acting in this movie. And it wasn't too touchy either. I do wish that we could've known the characters' backgrounds more thoroughly, though. Maybe in the sequel, they will explain everyone's pasts in detail. Also, because of the extra-quick cut- aways, the action scenes are really cool, and the mistakes in continuity that would normally be obvious, are not easy to see at all. Great movie! I definitely recommend it to everyone above the age of eight. Thank you.
Antidote to "Bad Boys 2"
posted on 28 Apr 2009Let me start out by saying that I absolutely DESPISE action films. If there was never another action film made by that great Hollywood machine I wouldn't bat an eye. I went to this film with a friend who wanted to ogle The Rock because I was bored and I've dragged her to enough art-house flicks so I felt I owed it to her. I almost hate to admit it, but I haven't had this much fun at a movie in a damned long time! This was the antidote to the senseless, racist, bloodbath that was "Bad Boys 2". I mean, this was an action Buddy-Comedy that had absolutely everything going for it. There is lost treasure, downtrodden villagers, over-the-top villains, cartoonish fight sequences, vicious, horny monkeys, psychedelic fruit and a hero that is a bit more than just another buff physique and stuffed shirt. Yes, this film is fit-to-bursting with testosterone, but it never takes itself too seriously and seems to be winking at the audience the entire time.Let's talk about The Rock. If nothing convinced you yet that this man is an Action Hero to be reckoned with, this film will. Personally, I'm more convinced that The Rock is one than I am convinced that Vin Diesel is one.
At least The Rock seems to be having fun and his portrayal of the gun-phobic (yes, gun-PHOBIC), tough-as-nails, wannabe-restauranteur bounty hunter Beck is spot-on. The Rock is the perfect antithesis to Christopher Walken's over-the-top and hilarious portrayal of Hatcher, the ruthless mine owner whose tooth fairy speech had me in stitches. Sean William Scott is fine as the bounty hunter's target and Rosario Dawson shines as well.Indiana Jones, it ain't, but just check your brain at the door and hold on for a wild ride. You won't be sorry you did.
Indiana Jones in the 21st century
posted on 24 Apr 2009After striking gold with his witty directorial debut (in the form of 1998's Very Bad Things), director Peter Berg went on to do this seemingly forgettable action-piece, which is one of my personal favorites in its genre. 2003's The Rundown is a thrilling action fest with all the ingredients required from an Amazon jungle adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones, and to a lesser extent Romancing the Stone.The Rock plays a tough guy who finds himself at odds with a local mobster, which sends him to the jungle in search of his long lost son as a payment for his debts. The renegade son, portrayed by Sean William Scott, isn't thrilled by the idea to say the least. Scott's character is actually doing some very interesting treasure hunting, and doesn't look like he's planning to return to the states until he's found what he's looking for. In come female lead Rosario Dawson in the shape of a kick-ass local mercenary as well as Chris Walken as a capitalist bad guy, and you've got yourself an awesome Amazon adventure. A brief cameo by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is also to be seen in this rumble in the jungle.
A Good Action Film -- The Rock does an O.K. job
posted on 20 Apr 2009I felt this movie wasn't as good as a lot of the critics were making it out to be. When I saw it I was actually expecting a cool, fun and hilarious thrill ride of a movie. I got a fun, funny at parts, buddy-action movie. The acting was kind of mediocre (as expected). Probably the best performance in the whole movie was Christopher Walken. He was actually very funny as the nasty, goof crime lord, Hatcher. The Rock was actually pretty good but I don't think he has as much charisma as Arnold Schwarzenegger had ten years ago. Actually Govenor "Ahnuld" Schwarzenegger has a cameo in the beginning of the movie. Seann William Scott didn't really impress me and Rosario Dawson was average at best. The film contains some pretty exciting action and fight sequences, but the premise didn't really grab me (very seldomly mindless action/adventure films do). The movie is about a bulky bounty hunter who doesn't believe in guns, Beck (The Rock), who is hired by his boss to retrieve his boss' son, Travis (Scott) who has run away to the Amazon Jungle to escape an angry mob boss back in L.A. whose wife he's slept with. When Travis is down there he meets a young bartender Brazilian woman, Mariana, (Dawson) who with her tries to find an ancient gold cobra artifact. When Beck gets there and gets ready to take Travis back to L.A., a local crime kingpin Hatcher (Walken) won't let him due to money owed. So Beck, Travis and Mariana make a run for it, with Hatcher chasing them. This is an OK movie to make a trip to the theaters for if you've already seen all the better movies out there beforehand. I weakly recommend it, so go at your own risk. If you decide not to go, be sure to rent it on DVD because it makes for a definite good rental. Grade: B- (recovered from yahoo.com; review written 10/13/03)
Rundown, you better take care..
posted on 18 Apr 2009Rundown is the type of movie that, if you leave your brain at the door, you could possibly enjoy. The Rock plays a bounty hunter hired to bring back the son of a wealthy Mafioso-type of guy. The Rock has sworn off these types of missions, but is convinced to do, that's right the One Last Job to help get the restaurant he's always wanted.He goes to South America, where the son, played by Seann William Scott is in looking for a Latin American Idol of some sort. This idol is also sought out by the so called owner of the town, a lecherous slimy sort of character usually played by Christopher Walken (in a casting coup. Christopher Walken plays this role). The idol also is coveted by a female bartender in town, who just happens to be the rebel leader fighting the dictatorship Walken has over the town.Anyways, none of these people particularly like each other, and since it's a adventure / action movie, the fights become actiony / adventurey. The fights and the stunt sequences are all very well done, but soon one tires of the whole cartoonish aspects of the plot, and soon the whole thing bogs down into a "waiting for the next action sequence to happen" sort of thing. It's actually quite funny how one person gets possession of the idol, only to lose it to someone 5 mins later, then another person 5 mins later, and so on. At least Seann William Scott and The Rock have some fun comradeship together. I understand they're making another movie together, let's hope it's better than this one.
Stuck between The Rock and a bad script...ooh, bad pun.
posted on 04 Apr 2009I honestly don't know what people who hated The Rundown expected going into the theater. The ads and TV spots proudly claim that the movie's star is none other than The Rock, a man whose acting abilities are a cut above those of a recently refurnished cabinet. And good gravy, his co-star is Sean William Scott, AKA Stiffler from the American Pie trilogy. So, again I ask, who thought this was going to be the next classic action extravaganza? In the end, while I agree that The Rundown is pretty ridiculous, there are so many other films out there that are so much worse I can't really criticize it too harshly. Some of the fight sequences were actually pretty creative, my favorite being when The Rock went up against a group of midget revolutionaries. Those little guys kept that wrestler up in the air for minutes on end with their kicks and punches, and for the most part I was kept interested. Of course, the physics involved in these fights make little sense, but who cares? It's not like Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle was any more coherent, and I liked that movie just fine. But there are more than a few rotten eggs in this mixture that keep me from giving it a full thumbs up. First off, I'd like to reaffirm my belief that The Rock is not a great actor. His only facial expressions are 1) angry and 2) sufficiently miffed. Plus the script saddles him with this horrible "signature" where he gives his opponents two options. Option A usually goes something like, "You give me the (fill in the blank) right now and walk away," while Option B is, "I take the (fill in the blank) and beat you like dirty rug." This being an action movie, no one ever takes Option A so that we the audience can get another fight sequence. Secondly, the banter between Sean William Scott and The Rock is really simple and not at all clever or especially funny. Their "wacky" arguments quickly dissolve to childish, "Your mom! Shut up!" insults that go nowhere and show a lack of originality in the writers. As for Christopher Walken, who plays the villain here, he overracts so much that he comes off as a cartoon character. His tooth fairy monologue is hilariously bad, and whenever he laughs it's so Snidley Whiplash in nature that you want to smack the big doofus. Considering that some of Mr. Walken's recent roles come from flops like The Country Bears and Gigli, maybe he should rethink his game plan. But like I said earlier, The Rundown is easily digested and quickly forgotten fluff, and is no where near as painful as, say, From Justin to Kelly. I just wish I could convince the friends I went with of that! 1.5/4 stars
Pretty Damn Good - Shame about THE WIRES!!!
posted on 19 Feb 2009This is an enjoyable action Movie with plenty of laughs, it's basically a buddy movie set mainly in the Amazon Jungle! I was very impressed as other's were with the Rock's fine performance, he comes accross very likeable & it was interesting that his character didn't like guns, i thought for a while there, that he was going to try to & go through the entire movie without shooting anyone, but he didn't lol.I'm suprised though, that nobody else mentioned the awful use of wires especially on the Rock during the main fight scene in the jungle, you can clearly see the Rock swinging back & forth & it's obvious he's not just flying through the air, he's dangling basically lol!!! I wish they would stop doing this, it looks lousy & spoils the movie i think! Romeo Must Die was another victim of this lousy wires technique & a few of the new Jackie Chan movies too!!!Apart from this the movie is good & makes good use of the 2:35.1 framing & it looks great on a good size widescreen tv if you have one :o)!!! Make sure you have your dvd player set up properly so that your anamorphic dvd gets it's full use for higher resolution everyone :o)!
An all-time-great action movie! Wow!!!!
posted on 19 Feb 2009Wait a minute... Did I give this movie a 9? Yeah, you right!!! How can a simple action movie with poor acting and a sloppy story get a 9? Because thats what the movie promises!!! This is an action movie! No great acting, no thoughtful dialog, no crying scenes... But man, does this movie MOVE! The very first scene in the movie shows the lead, Dwayne "Rock" Johnson, collecting some debt from a gang of huge football players in a nightclub. Hahaha, yeah guys! It's just that great. He's using a solid turntable teaching these fools! I was hysteric! ...and the movie has lots of great (action) scenes and some pretty funny scenes. Look for when they eat fruit and the down-hill scene... Priceless! I have this theory... Back in the day, we had Arnold and Sly. Now... We have The Rock and Vin Diesel. I'm on the The Rock team. He's the new Arnold. Diesel is the new Stallone. The Rock is charming, witty... and he is very trustworthy when handing out whoppings. I like this guy! He can be in my action movies any day! This is definitely his best movie so far, but I think there will be more great movies from him....another + for this movie is: Rosario Dawson. Oh my... Haven't felt like that about a movie woman since I saw Salma Hayek dance around with the albino python in "From Dusk Till Dawn". She is GORGEOUS!!! Nothing less... Stunningly beautiful. I've seen several of her movies, but in this one... I don't know how... Double beautiful! The few and (too) short scenes with Walken? Hahahahaaaa, give them to me! He is not exactly on fire. He seems like he is enjoying himself, playing an easy role in a not so important movie... How can one not like him? I don't know.The only thing i would have liked different in this movie, is the cutting. Some of the fight scenes are made like music videos. Too fast, too dark clips to really see anything. Not a huge thing and not to an extent of many other movies... But stop that, directors!!! All in all... If you like action, this is for you! If you like action-comedies, this is for you! Pay what it takes to see this one, wherever and whenever you can. Leave your brain with your psychiatrist, and while he tampers with it, watch this movie!
Must be a great movie for Americans
posted on 26 Jan 2009I wanted to watch this movie for a while, I saw it last night on TV and just as was expecting, it's a cool action movie, packed with action sequences and some really funny moments. I love this kind of movie, however, there was one thing on this particular movie that was just awful!! The people speaking Portuguese! what the hell was that?? come on!! If the movie is supposed to take place in Brazil, how come none of the supposed Brazilians can speak a word in Portuguese?? Why didn't they use any Brazilian actors instead of trying to teach Portuguese to Americans in 5 minutes?? (it was that bad). I don't mind that the movie shows Brazil like it is just a big jungle with stupid people, really... I know it's fiction, and it works in the context of the film, but that accent is just unforgivable... I mean, if they are all Brazilian, how come their English is perfect while their Portuguese sucks? shouldn't it be the opposite?? But I am aware that this HUGE flaw is not noticeable outside Brazil, so this movie must be much, much better for people who don't speak Portuguese. After all the rest of the movie is really cool...
Oh my god, what a terrible movie!!!
posted on 20 Jan 2009I can't believe that someone can enjoy this piece of garbage. The plot of the film is so ridiculous, that even make you laugh. Come on!!! Christopher W. with thousands of Brazilian slaves digging a hole of the size of the meteor in the middle of the "Brazilian jungle" looking for gold??? Come on!!! Perhaps the director of the film thought there is no government in Brazil and anyone can open a gigantic hole in the middle of Amazonia. So what are we waiting for? Lets grab our shovels, lets fly to Brazil, enslave some Brazilian people and get rich!!! The Rock is sent there to find little's daddy boy, the character played by Sean W. S., who goes away to Brazil. The Rock is a cool guy, but guess what happen when he has to play hard? Yes, that's right. He punches and kick and beat everybody else's butt. And how about Sean W. S. with that phony accent trying to speak CAT in Portuguese (GATO), it is so ridiculous. In the film he is looking for the lost treasure called the GATO do DIABO, or Devil's Cat in English, ooooh spoooky!!! Who does he think he is? Indiana Jones? But in my opinion the most stupid part of the movie is when they meet a revolutionary group in the jungle. (Where are they, Colombia?) And guess what. The leader of this group is a "Brazilian" who speaks Portuguese worst than Sean W. S. and looks just like a Vietnamese. It is unbelievable. (They probably run out budget digging the big hole for the film and had no money to hire a real Brazilian person who could speak Portuguese) But wait. There is more. He is a super "capoeira" fighter. And he and some mates of the group challenge The Rock to a fight. Looking like monkeys, the capoeira fighters use vine around their hip, and keep jumping and climbing from the trees to kick the Rock. So the Rock kick their asses and being a great fighter, they become friends. The Vietnamese guy says that the Rock reminds him of Muhamed Ali(what? it must be because we don't know if the Rock is black or white). Well. The rest of the story you already know. The Rock and Sean W. S. become friend, find the GATO do DIADO, save the girl, and beat the evil Christopher Walkin.
The best of its kind.
posted on 07 Dec 2008"The Rundown" is hands-down the best buddy action/comedy ever made. These types of movies are often hit-or-miss. "Midnight Run" and "48 Hours" are great movies of this genre, but "The Rundown" surpasses both of them. The action scenes are incredible, and the dialogue will often make you laugh out loud. The cinematography in the movie is also pretty awesome. The one thing this movie does is prove to the world that the Rock is a legitamite star, who is capable of making great movies (and a MUCH better actor than Vin Diesel.) The way that he and Seann William Scott play off each other in this movie is something that all people will be able to appreciate. And as always, Christopher Walken is awesome. I would recommend that EVERYONE sees this movie. In my opinion, it was the best action movie to come out in 2003 (barely beating out Kill Bill Vol. 1).
Do yourself a favor and see it.
Disappointing jungle adventure
posted on 30 Aug 2009** HERE BE SPOILERS **Beck (The Rock) is running errands for a LA-mobster. His latest assignment, and his last before being set free, is to bring home the mobsters son Travis (Scott) who is hunting treasures in the deep Amazon jungle. Now Beck is a pretty competent bounty hunter, however now he become mixed up with Travis treasure-hunt, corrupted and cruel local boss Hatcher (Walken) and local rebels. Not to mention there is a jungle out there...Now, before watching this I expected this to be an entertaining action movie with some explosions, choreographed hand to hand fights, some jokes and one-liners. I was disappointed. In one word one could sum up the movie to: Silly. The jokes were silly. Often with some adolescent humor or without any point. According to trivia the "lightning and thunder"-acts were improvised at first but kept in the movie because they were so funny. To whom? I just found them dull, stupid and silly. The fights were choreographed enough. Choreographed and defying gravity to the point you could "see" were the lines were attached to the actors that kept pretending to be superman and flew around. Predictable too, at first of course Beck took a beating few would survive but after getting mad enough just stood up and beat the crap out of everyone.So, no suspense, just a few funny jokes, no good fights and actors that can do so much better. That counts for all of them but especially for Walken. However I believe that the major fault is that with the material at hand, no-one could have done better. And who got the brilliant idea to have Beck and Travis attacked by monkeys (baboons I believe) from Africa in the middle of the South-American jungle? And not to mention the free(?) commercial that XFL got...There were only one memorable point from the entire movie, and that was Schwarzeneggers cameo, and that lasted for a couple of seconds at most. No, this was not good. The idea was nice, but please try again and do it better...4/10