Review of The Rundown (2003) by Andrew K — 29 Mar 2014
Directed by Peter Berg, this was his first film since his black comedy debut Very Bad Things (1998)), Berg had spent years trying to get his pet project Friday Night Lights made, but to no success, but he picked this one up in the meantime.
It's a very silly action-comedy which went through several title changes (it was called Welcome to the Jungle in some countries), before it was released. Bounty Hunter Beck (The Rock) who works for debt collector Walker (William Lucking).
Beck wants out of the business, but Walker talks him into doing one last job, to go to Brazil, and find his son Travis (Seann William Scott), who is living in a small mining town. In Brazil, Beck meets mining magnate Mr.
Hatcher (Christopher Walken), who has learnt that Travis has come into possession of a gold statue known as "O Gato do Diabo". Hatcher goes after Beck and Travis, but they've been run off the road and in the wild, they get involved with rebel leader Mariana (Rosario Dawson) and Scottish pilot Declan (Ewen Bremner).
It's an adventure film that owes a lot to Indiana Jones, but there's too much going on, even if it is well filmed and there is some good screen chemistry between The Rock and Seann William Scott.
Berg wanted to do a sequel, but the film wasn't successful enough, but he was able to get Friday Night Lights made.
This review of The Rundown (2003) was written by Andrew K on 29 Mar 2014.
The Rundown has generally received positive reviews.
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