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Walking Tall (2004) | User Rating
(82 votes) | Critic Rating
(14 reviews) |
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Directed by
Kevin Bray Written by
Mort Briskin, David Klass Cast
The Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Kristen Wilson, Ashley Scott [more]
Release Date
• USA: Apr 2, 2004
• UK: 9 Jul 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 28, 2004
• R2: 17 Jan 2005
Budget $56,000,000
BoxOffice: $45.9M
Official Website:
Walking Tall Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence, sexual content, drug material and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 27 minutes
Country USA
Studio Burke/Samples/Foster Productions, Hyde Park Entertainment, Mandeville Films, WWE
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Walking Tall (2004)
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Walking Tall Reviews |
Ironically, Walking Tall runs short. Credits included, the testosterone opera two-fists its way through 77 sweat-soaked minutes, and it’s just enough. You won’t be hungry for seconds by the time the last baddie hits the floor, but you won’t be checking your watch repeatedly, either. [read review] 
--Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)
Why must practically every motion picture these days feel the need to claim they are based on truth in order to be accepted by the public? In the case of Walking Tall, an exceedingly preposterous revenge fantasy made for young males and fans of former wrestler-turned-action-star The Rock, it is doubtful the target audience cares either way that what they are seeing actually happened. By deceptively marketing the movie as based on actual events, it only opens itself to further ridicule. [read review] 
--Dustin Putman (The Movie Insider)
Despite seeming to be tailor-made for the Rock, with a script that calls for him to take his shirt off a scant 10 minutes into the film and that provides ample opportunity for him to beat down his enemies, "Walking Tall" actually underserves its star, who is better than schlocky material like this would lead you to believe. [read review]
--Michael O'Sullivan (Washington Post)
"Walking Tall" loses the Buford Pusser storyline and replaces it with The Rock, obvious PG-13 neutering, and action sequences that look like a cross between "Roadhouse" and "Smackdown!" Running an equally relieving and disappointing 75 minutes, "Tall" isa fairly worthless entry in the vigilante genre. [read review] D+
--Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
So even though I enjoyed the film overall, its soundtrack, its fighting scenes, its bad guy and its ass-kicking, bubble-gum-chewing lead, I'm still waiting for the best all-around Rock movie to be released and unfortunately, this is not it. [read review] 6/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Would it shock you to learn that "Walking Tall" is one mediocre, ploddingly predictable film, loaded down with cheesy Hollywood tactics, whose only reasons to watch are The Rock's physical assets and gentle-giant presence? Surely not. [read review]
--Desson Thomson (Washington Post)
With a movie like this, it's pointless to complain about the lame dialogue, poor acting, and plot-by-numbers script. People who see this movie, if they see it, will do so because they want to watch The Rock kick ass. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Unfortunately, in Walking Tall we have a movie that was so unbelievably predictable that you knew what was happening every step of the way, before any of the characters looked like they even had a clue. [read review] 6/10
--Mark Chua (Movie-Vault.com)
It's a nice, quick little jaunt of a movie that shows us the greatness of The Great One, and shows us that a movie can be short and entertaining at the same time. [read review] 
--Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)
"Walking Tall" makes even better use of his pumped-up, action-doll physique that's combined with an aura of decency and intelligence. [read review] 
--Jonathan Foreman (New York Post)
There are a few things here for The Rock to walk tall about, but unfortunately the action and story aren’t among them. [read review]
--Derek May (MovieWeb)
This is an action movie, pure and simple, and one can only wonder what the late Buford Pusser would have made of it. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
An entertaining film that works thanks in large part to the charisma of The Rock. [read review] B-
--Gareth Von Kallenbach (Lee's Movie Info)
This may be The Rock’s most accomplished effort so far. [read review] B
--Craig Younkin (Lee's Movie Info)
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