Notable Cast: Dwayne
Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Michael Bowen, Kevin Durand, Kristen
Wilson, Ashley Scott, Khleo Thomas, John Beasley, Cobie Smulders
There are some films that seemingly get lost in the shuffle
of time. Usually, these are films that run the middle of the road, not bad
enough to be spit on and not good enough to make the lasting memories, but
sometimes these are films that do eventually find their audiences. 2004’s Walking Tall, starring Dwayne Johnson while he was still credited as The Rock, is one of those films. When it was released, Walking Tall received generally negative
reviews, but the film garnered enough of an audience to make two sequels
(neither starring The Rock, who was replaced by Kevin Sorbo (?).) Yet, time was
not necessarily kind to the film and it eventually disappeared from the
mainstream consciousness, despite the eventual mega-stardom that Dwayne Johnson
would achieve as an action star. That is, until now. MVD’s newest distribution
arm, MVD Marquee, has selected Walking
Tall as one of their first releases and rewatching the film for the first time
since it’s release was interesting. Although, it’s still obvious why the film
was forgotten. It does have its merits as a fun and entertaining little film,
but it’s hardly the action classic that The Rock now puts out almost on a
yearly basis.