The story is loosely adapted from a true story into an action packed adventure about a young man, Chris Vaughn (The Rock), returning after having been discharged from the army.  Chris wants to find a job in the old mill, but to his disappointment he finds out that the mill has been shut down since he left his small town to join the military.  It also disappoints him that the town has turned into a corrupt haven for criminals and thugs where ordinary people have to fear for their lives and see their children being lead into drugs and lives of crime.  When Chris finds himself cornered and his family threatened he decides that the line has been crossed and he takes the matter into his own hands in order to find a stop to the nonsense.

Walking Tall is, as mentioned, a remake of the original film, but it also becomes a copy of other similar films such as First Blood, Commando, Hunted, and other films where one man fights the rights of others.  The Rock's presence is without a doubt very charismatic, however, it does not save the film.  As the story unfolds the moral message disappears in a mauling of violence and action sequences where machine guns are fired and axes are swung.  This leads the film into a fall instead of standing tall.

DIRECTED BY

Kevin Bray

COUNTRY

USA

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