Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: 5 Awesome Performances And 5 That Sucked
2. Driver - Faster
Faster saw Johnson take on significantly darker and more introverted material before as he plays a man determined to avenge the death of his brother no matter what the cost. It's also the movie that revived the colossal action star that had been wasting away in tepid family fare such as The Game Plan. Faster is pure 70's pulp and it easily could have been directed by Walter Hill, for it is an angry, aggressive movie that never lets up for its duration. In Faster, The Rock is like a wounded bear let out of its cage ready to unleash hell on all who crossed him. It doesn't have an original bone in its body, and it is most indebted to The Driver, which in itself is a homage to Le Samourai, but it is a lot of fun and there are fewer things more entertaining than seeing the pro wrestler discarding bodies with brute force. It's a steely and fierce performance and it signalled a return to form for the first class action star.
Faster saw Johnson take on significantly darker and more introverted material before as he plays a man determined to avenge the death of his brother no matter what the cost. It's also the movie that revived the colossal action star that had been wasting away in tepid family fare such as The Game Plan. Faster is pure 70's pulp and it easily could have been directed by Walter Hill, for it is an angry, aggressive movie that never lets up for its duration. In Faster, The Rock is like a wounded bear let out of its cage ready to unleash hell on all who crossed him. It doesn't have an original bone in its body, and it is most indebted to The Driver, which in itself is a homage to Le Samourai, but it is a lot of fun and there are fewer things more entertaining than seeing the pro wrestler discarding bodies with brute force. It's a steely and fierce performance and it signalled a return to form for the first class action star.