One man will stand up for what's right.
When Chris Vaughn (The Rock), a former member of the USA Army Special Forces returns to his small hometown in rural Washington State to revive his family's lumber mill business, he discovers that much has changed, as the normally tranquil town is now besieged by drugs, outbreaks of violence and a general feeling of malaise and terror, with many pointing a finger at the influence of a crooked casino where his ex-girlfriend now works as a dancer. Seeking to wreak vengeance, with a four-foot-long 2-by-4 in his hand, and righteousness in his heart, the highly-trained soldier, now the county's sheriff, and his deputy, realises it's time to bust some heads with a very hard piece of wood.
Special Agent Matti
If you want an action story about a good man coming home and cleaning up the scum that have infested it, Walking tall is for you. It sounds clichéd until you learn that it is based on a real Sheriff - from Tennessee, USA - and you remember that life is a series of clichés, interspersed with advertisements.
The Rock isn't going to win any awards for his acting ability but he does manage to smash up a lot of things (including several people, but they all deserve it) which is always good for this kind of movie. Johnny Knoxville, of Jackass fame, does a pretty good job (for this type of film) as the formerly drug-fucked, Tennessee white trash.
Oh yes, there are lots of guns. And chicks with wet T-shirts. I guess that someone knows their target demographic.
M (Medium level violence, drug references, low level coarse language)
86 minutes (1:26 hours)
Film: 12 August 2004