This movie rocks. (no pun intended)

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2000)

If you haven't seen this movie, run to your local video rental place and pick up a copy right now! The Rock is hands down one of the best action movies of this decade.
The situation: A Disgruntled General from the marines, Francis X Hummel (played by Ed Harris) takes over Alcatraz Island and takes 81 tourists hostage.
Sean Connery plays a 60-year-old convict, John Mason, the only man who has ever escaped from The Rock. He reluctantly agrees to lead a Navy Seal team into Alcatraz.
Nicolas Cage plays the nerdy but brilliant Dr. Stanley Goodspeed, a chemical weapons specialist for the FBI, a man whose daily life mostly consists of sitting around his desk wasting time. He is assigned to accompany the Navy Seals to the rock, to defuse 15 Guided VX Gas Rockets.
This movie not only gives beautiful action sequences, but delivers genious character relationships and drama. Stanley makes a steady transition from being a wimpy nerd to being a "tough guy." Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage's scenes of back and forth dialogue are gold.
The other thing that makes this movie great is, it's a movie about Alcatraz, yet the producers still found a way to incorporate a spectacular chase scene, including a HumVee a Ferrari, and several cop cars!
Did I mention that the movie is produced by the 2 best names in hollywood? Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer are in the commander's seats, making sure this movie didn't stray from excellence.
I give it 10 our of 10.