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The Rock (1996)

Director:
Michael Bay

COUNTRY
USA

Genre
Action/Thriller

NORWEGIAN TITLE
The Rock

RUNNING TIME
135 minutes

Producers:
Jerry Bruckheimer
Don Simpson
Screenwriters:
Douglas S. Cook
Mark Rosner
David Weisberg


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
John Patrick Mason Sean Connery
Stanley Goodspeed Nicolas Cage ½
General Francis X Hummel Ed Harris
Womack John Spencer -
Major Tom Baxter David Morse ½
Paxton William Forsythe -
Commander Anderson Michael Biehn -
Carla Vanessa Marcil -
Marine Captain Hendrix John C. McGinley -

 

Kritikk

Tough, sympathetic, sarcastic and reasonably clever – The Rock is a full-fledged action-flick anno 1996. As directed by Michael Bay (Bad Boys) and produced by the team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun), the film is just as smart as it has to be in order to work within the realm it creates. And with Nicolas Cage's atypical action-hero, plus Ed Harris and Sean Connery adding zest and star-power opposite him, the film also has its own take on the fine line between morality and immorality. The Rock is a fine perfect summer blockbuster.

Copyright © 22.7.1996 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang
(English version: © 24.03.2021 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang)