Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

cheesustoast I am not sure if certain details within this film are completely accurate. It is a story at the end of the day... but this is thrilling and chilling at the same time.The whole film is dark, serious and chilling but the intensity mounts at points in a way that is extremely effective. It is not just the action scenes. I really have to reconsider the acting talent of Dwayne Johnson. He has come along way from the over-the- top, silly wrestling acting. He is up there with some of the best. I am not messing around.I do not think that it is so much a moralizing story as it is a people story. It is the intensity between the people that matters. I do not subscribe to the idea of simple "black and white"/"good and evil" type mentality. The story is balanced enough to not show this kind of reality. It does, however, manage to show some extremely dark gray and light gray to good effect though.Great job!

speedy-droid I like the general themes of the movie...The guy is trying to save his son, The prosecutor is trying to further her career, the lead agent is doing whatever it takes to catch the bad guys, and the kid refuses to snitch on his friends just because he got snitched on.But the legal implications in this movie are ludicrous:1) If I sign for a package, I can go to prison? What if the kid's mom had been at home, and had signed for the package? In the movie dialogue, the kid told the guy he didn't want to accept the package.Using that logic, every FedEx driver who has ever unknowingly had a package on his truck that contained drugs, is a drug dealer.I sign for packages all the time. That just means that I am the designated recipient of the package and am relieving the carrier of any liability regarding delivery and damage. Usually, the package is a Christmas or Birthday gift of some sort. So... if the package contains a stockpile of drugs... all of a sudden, I'm a drug dealer? Come on! If that's the case... so long, all of those emergency medical shipments. I'm not signing for any blood test results or a delivery of any much-needed meds, if there's a chance something might be "hitching a ride" inside the box.2) Susan Sarandon's character is a ridiculous caricature of a human that is completely devoid of all emotion. The first thing that I would have done would have been to buy some drugs on the street, ship them to her, and had the cops standing by when she signed for the package. Just put on the Waybill that the package is from the Department of Justice. She'll sign for it. The situation in the film is clearly a case of entrapment, whether the government initiated it or not. Arrest the delivery guy, too... That's participation in the transportation of illegal drugs across state and international borders.3) A civilian is allowed to participate in a sanctioned operation ferrying massive amounts of drugs and cash internationally? Come on! Not even close to being legal. What happens if he, in a foreign country, shoots and kills a Police Officer (maybe corrupt) in that country, and then shouts, "I was working for the U.S. Government!" ? What would have happened if he had an allergic reaction when the dude made him snort the Cocaine, and he died right there? His young accomplice would only have to walk up to Channel 3 and say, "I've got a story that will get a Federal Prosecutor and at least 4 agents fired!"4) Even the guy himself, after his son was set free, could just walk up to Channel 3 and say, "Here's the story... With no legal authority whatsoever, I was allowed to carry drugs and illegal cash interstate and internationally. I was never deputized or authorized in any official capacity to act on behalf of the U.S. government. I acted in a totally illegal capacity, under threat of blackmail by your prosecutor and this lead agent, after they reneged on our first illegal deal.Oh... And by the way... Your prosecutor illegally reduced the sentence of my son. There is no provision for his father to act in any capacity to reduce his sentence.-----------The legal holes in the this film are gaping. The story went too far in trying to prove that the rigid anti-drug laws are unfair. I get the point, but the story just went too far. It's not believable.

torstensonjohn Compelling, gripping, magnetic characters, invested, these are words that can only best describe this film in it's entirety. Ric Roman Waugh brings this based on true events story to life and gives the audience a superb ride. Dwayne Johnson has strongly developed his acting ability as Business owner and family man John Matthews. The performance is well played out and shows good emotion and raw talent. In a supporting role Jon Bernthal (Shane-Walking Dead) portrays an ex con Daniel James who gets wrapped back into the life through developments of John's actions. These two actors played terrific off one another. Susan Sarandon's character of a high no BS politician with an agenda is done with vigor and tenacity. The surprise here is a supporting role by Barry pepper as an FBI agent who comes across hard but fair and plays rather compelling to the plot line. This film truly is a testament as to just how far a person will go when it comes to family and the risks they are willing to take.

alindsay-al The Rock has always been considered a charismatic individual with not great acting, however, this film shows that he has true acting ability that we have not really seen this before. This film starts with the Rock's son being arrested for drug dealing and to attempt to shorten his sentence by helping the FBI make similar arrests. Now this film is a drama and with that you need good acting and The Rocks kills it in his role and you truly believe the situation he has been placed in. Also all the supporting performances are good as well adding to this intriguing story. Another positive is the interesting realistic story which really is intriguing for the majority of the time. Towards the end of the film the action starts and this isn't anywhere near as interesting as the story and just feels like a generic chase scene. Also because this is a drama there are some really slow parts in this film but overall I thought It was a well acted film with great suspense.