Slick, fun and highly entertaining

Rating: 9/10 (23 August 2015)

Greetings from Lithuania.
"The Rock" (1996) is one of the very best movies from Michael Bay. This is action movie with great actors doing their great jobs. Cast is superb and everyone here plays it straight. Action scenes are amazing, still this day. Chemistry between Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage is the driving force and Ed Harris creates one of the most memorable and sympathetic villains in movie history - without them this movie wouldn't be this great. Story is simple yet script is very entertaining. It is also very funny at the times, with best lines coming from Sean Connery - his "seen it all" character creates a great contrast to Nicolas Cage's character.
Overall, "The Rock" is a bad-ass action film with superb performances and great action scenes. Movie works because reliable actors create these characters we do care about. Soundtrack is also great. All in all this is a must see action film from the 90's.