Definitely, one of the greatest action movies ever made

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2005)

This in my opinion is the second best action movie ever made, number one being John Woo's "Face/Off". This film has everything I look for when going to the movies. It has a good story, interesting characters (excellently portrayed by Cage, Connery, and Harris), superb action sequences, and great comedy. This is textbook Bruickheimer movie, and Michael Bay's best film (and probably the only one film of his to actually get good reviews). Premise is simple a revered war hero (Harris) decides to get revenge on the US government for their poor treatment of his soldiers who died in the Gulf, by holding hostage hundreds of tourists at the legendary Alcatraz (The Rock) prison, along the VX gas rockets, that have devastating effects. FBI recruit their top chemical weapons specialist Goodsped (Cage) to help defuse the rockets. They also seek the help of Mason (Connery), a prisoned spy who knows all the government's dirty secrets. Mason is chosen because he is the only one who has escaped the rock alive, and they need him to get into the prison. A must see for all action lovers!