Action at it's best!

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2010)

What do you get when you combine a Michael Bay film, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, and partially written by Quentin Tarantino? A high testosterone, explosive, funny action film, that puts other action films to shame.
The thing I really love about "The Rock", is the fact that it's got a really clever and original plot, greatly written dialogue and touching characters, yet we are still entertained by the countless thousands of bullets and enormous explosions that put Hiroshima to shame, that are unleashed within this film. Events unfold from the word "go" here. We instantly know something is being planned, and are hooked to the screen within minutes. Not a dull moment goes by where we aren't on the edge of our seats, admiring spectacular scenes of suspense, and most importantly, the story is plausible and cleverly chronological, with two great subplots and amazing twists.
We are presented with characters who we can all sympathise with them, whether they're baddies or goodies! (Sorry to use Childish terminology) Every character has a reason for being there, and we learn their histories through the film. The writers have most importantly kept the characters Human! It's too easy when writing Action to throw characters into the film that have no heart or emotion what so ever. However in this film, we even see guilt and remorse from the baddies. This really gets us thinking ethically about who's side we are on, as we know the baddies have a very good decision for their "terrorism" but what they are planning could, in some people's eyes, be worse. It's very cleverly done.
Some great emotions and facial/vocal expressions were bought faithfully across by a brilliant cast, including Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery. Perhaps there is a small bit of over acting from Cage, but there is nothing wrong with that. It's better than underacting. Thanks to amazing directing my Michael Bay, each cast member knew his character very well.
Accompanied by an epic track by Oscar-winning Hans Zimmer, the spectacular array of brilliant sound effects, well crafted dialogue, and brilliant directing is weaved tremendously together with clever and sharp editing. I had enormous fun watching this, and I'm sure you will too! This is action at its best!