A Great Original Plot

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 1999)

The Rock is a great film which is cast perfectly. It stars Nic Cage(con air) in the lead role and Sean Connery(entrapment) as his untrustworthy partner. Also in on the show are Ed Harris(state of grace) as the bad guy with a conscience and Dave Morse(the negotiator) as his loyal friend. Michael Biehn(navy seals) and William Forsythe also appear as the guys trying to stop Harris and his terrorists which includes Tony Todd(candyman).
The story is great-Harris is an ex soldier who feels that the widows of soldiers that died in Vietnam and The Gulf were lied to so he captures The Alcatraz Prison(now a tourist attraction) and demands recognition for the soldiers and, of course, money, or he will destroy San Francisco.
All the leads give grand performances and the characters are, for a change, three dimensional. Rating=4/5