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AdventureDramaActionThriller

Walking Tall

- One man will stand up for what's right.

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

Release Date : 2004-04-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mandeville FilmsBurke/Samples/Foster ProductionsWWE StudiosCub Eight ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-MayerHyde Park Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Character Name : Chris Vaughn

Original Name : Dwayne Johnson

Gender : Male

Johnny Knoxville

Character Name : Ray Templeton

Original Name : Johnny Knoxville

Gender : Male

Neal McDonough

Character Name : Jay Hamilton

Original Name : Neal McDonough

Gender : Male

Kristen Wilson

Character Name : Michelle Vaughn

Original Name : Kristen Wilson

Gender : Female

Ashley Scott

Character Name : Deni

Original Name : Ashley Scott

Gender : Female

Khleo Thomas

Character Name : Pete Vaughn

Original Name : Khleo Thomas

Gender : Male

John Beasley

Character Name : Chris Vaughn Sr.

Original Name : John Beasley

Gender : Male

Barbara Tarbuck

Character Name : Connie Vaughn

Original Name : Barbara Tarbuck

Gender : Female

Michael Bowen

Character Name : Sheriff Stan Watkins

Original Name : Michael Bowen

Gender : Male

Kevin Durand

Character Name : Booth

Original Name : Kevin Durand

Gender : Male

Andrew Tarbet

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Andrew Tarbet

Gender : Male

Patrick Gallagher

Character Name : Keith

Original Name : Patrick Gallagher

Gender : Male

John Stewart

Character Name : Rusty

Original Name : John Stewart

Gender : Male

Eric Breker

Character Name : Deputy Ralston

Original Name : Eric Breker

Gender : Male

Ryan Robbins

Character Name : Travis

Original Name : Ryan Robbins

Gender : Male

Michael Adamthwaite

Character Name : Burke

Original Name : Michael Adamthwaite

Gender : Male

Darcy Laurie

Character Name : Smittie

Original Name : Darcy Laurie

Gender : Male

Fred Keating

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Fred Keating

Gender : Male

Ben Cardinal

Character Name : Michele's Partner

Original Name : Ben Cardinal

Gender : Male

Birkett Turton

Character Name : Kenner

Original Name : Birkett Turton

Gender : Male

Terence Kelly

Character Name : Judge L. Powell

Original Name : Terence Kelly

Gender : Male

Tom Scholte

Character Name : Merle Crowe

Original Name : Tom Scholte

Gender : Male

Mark Houghton

Character Name : County Prosecutor

Original Name : Mark Houghton

Gender : Male

James Ashcroft

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : James Ashcroft

Gender : Male

Eric Keenleyside

Character Name : Dan Stadler

Original Name : Eric Keenleyside

Gender : Male

Aaron Douglas

Character Name : Casino Stickman

Original Name : Aaron Douglas

Gender : Male

Michael Soltis

Character Name : Casino Maintenance Worker

Original Name : Michael Soltis

Gender : Male

April Telek

Character Name : Casino Waitress

Original Name : April Telek

Gender : Female

Sandra Steier

Character Name : Addict Mother

Original Name : Sandra Steier

Gender : Female

Ben Cotton

Character Name : Drug Dealer

Original Name : Ben Cotton

Gender : Male

Cobie Smulders

Character Name : Exotic Beauty

Original Name : Cobie Smulders

Gender : Female

Chelsie Amber McEachnie

Character Name : Lap Dancer

Original Name : Chelsie Amber McEachnie

Gender : Female

Kaja Gjesdal

Character Name : Lap Dancer

Original Name : Kaja Gjesdal

Gender : Female

Melody Cherpaw

Character Name : Lap Dancer

Original Name : Melody Cherpaw

Gender : Female

Alana Drozduke

Character Name : Casino Trashy Woman

Original Name : Alana Drozduke

Gender : Female

Sandra Higueras

Character Name : Casino Trashy Woman

Original Name : Sandra Higueras

Gender : Female

Ty Olsson

Character Name : Deputy

Original Name : Ty Olsson

Gender : Male

Ana Mirkovic

Character Name : Blackjack Dealer

Original Name : Ana Mirkovic

Gender : Female

David Purvis

Character Name : Ray's AA Sponsor

Original Name : David Purvis

Gender : Male

Beverley Elliott

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Beverley Elliott

Gender : Female

Rita Edwards

Character Name : Wet T-Shirt Girl

Original Name : Rita Edwards

Gender : Female

Sarah Smith

Character Name : Wet T-Shirt Girl

Original Name : Sarah Smith

Gender : Female

Douglas Sheridan

Character Name : Boxman

Original Name : Douglas Sheridan

Gender : Male

Katina Robillard

Character Name : Dollar Bill Girl

Original Name : Katina Robillard

Gender : Female

Jacqueline Stewart

Character Name : Girl on Platform

Original Name : Jacqueline Stewart

Gender : Female

Reviews

P

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

There is absolutely nothing special about this movie. It is average all the way. It is however a decent enough off-the-shelf action flick which fulfils its purpose. That is to provide an hour and a half of decent entertainment. Our hero comes back from being away for quite a while and finds the bad guys are in control. A pretty classical story which have been used since the first movies were made (and even before that). The movie can easily be said to be a modern day Western movie as far as the story goes. Our hero, Dwayne Johnson, is doing a decent job of being a hero. The actions scenes, which is really why you are watching this movie after all, are reasonably well done. Of course they are more of TV-movie quality than anything else but good enough in the context of this movie. The movie plays out more or less exactly as you would expect. Hero comes home, find bad guys in control, gets into shuffle with bad guys, bad guys tries to take on hero via family and friends, fails, hero goes after main bad guy in a long chase/fight, happy ending, roll after texts. As I wrote, it could just as well have been an old Western movie. The traditional western saloon is replaced by a casino and the whisky and cattle is replaced with crooked gambling and some modern drug dealing. The one part I though was silly, as in bad silly, was the trial in the first half of the movie. Warning, spoiler ahead! I mean, come on. Hero demolishes Casino and gets put on trial, hero shows jury his scars and asks to get a non-guilty verdict, jury happily obliges him. What the f…? Apart from this the movie completed its mission of knocking and hour and a half off my life while keeping me from being bored in front of the TV.