Entertaining if you can believe it...

Rating: 7/10 (15 May 2000)

I'll start by saying that I enjoyed The Rock, but had a big problem with it in the area of suspension of disbelief. There were too many contrived situations, characters whose actions didn't quite fit with situation or background, omissions and such.
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The idea that a general would be overcome by righteous indignation, and be driven to blackmailing the Government with a "bluff" (his word) is a bit far-fetched. But to think that this same General (who we find is indeed an honorable man) would actually poise the rockets at a city of millions of civilians is utterly unbelievable.
The idea that Mason (Connery) would know all of the premises as well as he did, AND REMEMBER the tunnels where he spent three days "in the dark" in such detail, is also beyond belief.
The actions of Hummel's cohorts in the last few scenes is also unbelievable.
Well, I could continue, but in summary the film could have been much better, had it not lacked so much fundamental credibility.
But all in all, worth the $.99 rental cost...