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One of my all time favorite movies. Loved the background story of General Hummel taking action for his fallen marines he was responsible for. Sean Connery, Ed Harris, and Nicholas Cage all put in a great performance for this action packed flick...
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One of my all time favorite movies. Loved the background story of General Hummel taking action for his fallen marines he was responsible for. Sean Connery, Ed Harris, and Nicholas Cage all put in a great performance for this action packed flick that will always have a place in my DVD collection.

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Posted jun 19, 2008 2:28 am pt

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The Rock is an eye-popping extravaganza of action, adventure, and suspense. Ed Harris and Sean Connery carry the film with their masterful performances, and Nicolas Cage puts in a suitable turn as quirky biochemist Stanley Goodspeed. The Rock has...
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The Rock is an eye-popping extravaganza of action, adventure, and suspense. Ed Harris and Sean Connery carry the film with their masterful performances, and Nicolas Cage puts in a suitable turn as quirky biochemist Stanley Goodspeed. The Rock has something for everyone, and is a film everyone should put on their to watch list.

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Posted apr 19, 2008 11:51 am pt

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The Rock has a great cast including Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, all at their best. The movie has three things going for it: The Action, the Actors, and the direction. I thought the plot was pretty thin with nothing really happening...
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The Rock has a great cast including Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, all at their best. The movie has three things going for it: The Action, the Actors, and the direction. I thought the plot was pretty thin with nothing really happening besides gunning people down and swearing, but hey, when you have that kind of cast in a studio; its nothing but a fun time.

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Posted feb 8, 2008 11:17 am pt

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+ starts out great + car chase scene + characters are devoloped a lot at the begining + some cool action scenes - movie drags on towards the end - lots of long/boring action scenes - ending was lacking

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Posted jul 24, 2007 4:23 am pt

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A quality movie, staring two big names, Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. The movie includes plenty of action, backed when an excellent plot.

The acting from the above two is fantastic and they make a great combination in a movie.
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A quality movie, staring two big names, Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. The movie includes plenty of action, backed when an excellent plot.

The acting from the above two is fantastic and they make a great combination in a movie.

This is the type of movie that any action fan will enjoy and it will keep you on the edge of your seat with the brilliantly written plot.

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Posted may 26, 2007 2:45 pm pt

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The Rock is a verry good movie. Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage and Michael Biehn, they are all great. This movie can be enjoyed by allmost anyone.

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Posted may 16, 2007 9:07 pm pt

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Another great Jerry Bruckheimer produced action movie with plently of excitement and thrills throughout, and some great performances from Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, and Ed Harris.

One of the best action movies of the 15 years.

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Posted apr 23, 2007 7:49 pm pt

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As far as actionfilms go, it doesn't get much better than this. Everything just works.

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Posted apr 23, 2007 2:51 am pt

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All this is action done well the story is just relly odd for me.

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Posted feb 27, 2007 5:13 pm pt

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i saw this movie when i was young and every time i see it i see something i didn't know before

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Posted feb 18, 2007 7:12 pm pt

• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  A first-rate, slam-bang action thriller with a lot of style and no little humor.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  88
  It's a popcorn-movie deluxe.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  The Guy Movie to end all Guy Movies, a ridiculously overblown summer testosterone blowout right down to the Wagnerian strains of the soundtrack and its stunningly high body count. It's also a hell of a lot of fun.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  75
  Although not as expertly-crafted as "Die Hard" or "Speed," The Rock is exhausting in its own right -- and that's just one of several convincing reasons to see this film.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  A raucous, in-your-face, commando-style action thriller that makes provocative use of Alcatraz as a lunatic's lair and San Francisco as a sitting duck.

  by Peter Stack | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Examiner
  
  75
  Bay has two great assets in Connery and Cage. The special effects give The Rock a James Bondian feel so Connery's wry, world-weary devil-may-careishness looks right at home here.

  by Barbara Shulgasser | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  70
  High-octane nonsense but gives both the actors and the audience all that's needed to make this diverting--car chases, wisecracks, narrow escapes, explosions.

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  Seldom is it clearer that a film is nothing more than high-gloss jokey escapism, or that when visual cliches are this relentless they become weirdly fascinating in their own right.

  by Elvis Mitchell | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  70
  This is a pure popcorn picture that benefits heavily from its trio of highly skilled, charismatic leading thesps, an unusual setting that provides plenty of visual stimulation, and a confrontational standoff that actually stems from a legitimately provocative premise.

  by Todd McCarthy | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  67
  Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage inject tasty bits of personality into their roles.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Newsweek
  
  50
  The presence of Connery is pure balm, purring those Celtic tones like smoky single-malt Scotch.

  by Jack Kroll | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  50
  The Rock is just typical big American dumb fun.

  by Liam Lacey | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  50
  Buried under an avalanche of action. (1996 June 7, pg. D1)

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  50
  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.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  40
  A violence-intoxicated, far-fetched, morally corrupt drama.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »