The Rock, erstwhile professional wrestler, here plays a "retrieval expert," a mob free-lancer who declines to work with a gun and looks forward to a future as a restaurateur. In the opening scene, in order to collect a little collateral on the gambling debts of a pro quarterback, he takes on a team of bodyguards composed of "the entire offensive line," and leaves the quarterback unprotected against next Sunday's pass rush. After that, you may rest assured that nothing worthwhile will happen on his ensuing escapade in Brazil, with a treasure-hunting college dropout (Seann William Scott, further assurance of worthlessness), a capitalist slave driver (Christopher Walken), and an undercover rebel leader (Rosario Dawson) disguised as a barmaid. Though he looks as if he stepped out of a comic book, The Rock can handle not only an offensive line but also a line of dialogue, and if nothing else the movie serves as an application for a better job. Directed by Peter Berg. (2003) — Duncan Shepherd
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