I Liked It

Rating: 8/10 (8 April 2005)

Alright, I'm a fan of action film and this started it. The Rock (Referring to Alcatraz) is under new management by the famous, Vietnam Vet General Frank Hummel (Ed Harris). His cause is to avenge the men he lost in Vietnam while the government stood by and watched. With him are three or four squads of Navy SEALS, 81 hostages, and extremely dangerous poison gas missiles aimed at San Fransico.
A squad is assembled but a guide is needed and a scientist to diffuse the missiles. John Mason (Sean Connery), the only unknown escapee of the infamous prison is to lead nineteen Navy SEALS into the prison to stop the madness. Along with them Dr. Goodspeed (Nicholas Cage) is called in to assist. Soon the SEALS are gone, having been slaughtered, and Mason and Goodspeed are left to deal with the situation.
The story for an action film is pretty good and the acting is solid. Connery, Harris, Cage, and Morse make up an excellent cast. The film is more focused on the characters then most action flicks and the outline of the actual prison for the location was pretty fun to watch. The film is loaded with violence and language but is needed at most parts to keep the flow even though mothers won't approve.
The Rock. Starring: Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, Ed Harris, David Morse, John Spencer, and William Forsythe.
3 1/2 out of 5 Stars.