Ahh... action, adventure, humor, and just a little sentimentality

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 1999)

I'm getting sick of all this needless complaining about how "The Rock" is just another action movie. I'm sorry, [] one and all, but I must step outside my usual neutral stance to one of sheer defiance--"The Rock" is anything but another action movie. For starters, it gained TONS of critical praise, not only for the edge-of-your-seat action sequences, but also for its unique slant on the characters-- from Nicholas Cage's believable turn as a computer geek to Sean Connery's hard-edged view of life (I did love that "f--k the prom queen" line, by the way) to Ed Harris' amazing performance as the tortured villain, General Hummell. If you want to complain about a generic action movie, go see something like one of the Rambo sequels, or maybe some undeniable crap like Iron Eagle.