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As a huge Rock fan I was waiting eagerly for the release of this movie. The (terrible) Mummy Returns had lowered my expectations, but after seeing The Scorpion King, these concerns were unfounded. The Rock turns in a respectable performance and the rest of the cast do their jobs well.

The film moves at a fast pace for the duration. The sets, costumes and majority of the CGI work look great and the fight scenes and sword play are very well choreographed. The Rock may not be "Olivier", but comparisons are worthless and derivative anyway (especially those involving Schwarzenegger or Stallone). It seems some people want to find fault simply because he is a pro-wrestler, when the fact remains this is a good action movie. Entertaining and involving, I was not in any way disappointed.

Under no circumstances take this movie seriously! Expect to laugh - a lot. If you hold onto this frame of mind (tightly), this movie is actually pretty cool.

It's the oldie but goodie plotline - bad guy transported on commercial airliner gets free of inept captors and takes entire plane hostage.

My, my, my. How I giggled! Everything from Michael Harris' sarcasm; James Russo's scarily eerie ability to seemingly go for long stretches of time without blinking; the hole in the cockpit; every stray bullet's attraction to the cockpit.... was it intentionally amusing? I think not. Is Ice-T's acting shocking? It is. Is the movie worth watching? Oh yes. :::snigger:::