I didn't rent this movie, but saw that it was on one of my cable channels and thought I would DVR it and see how it was. Surprisingly I liked it! Granted it is a typical movie where the good guy comes in and cleans house, but overall I found it pretty enjoyable and thought the acting was a lot better than I expected. "The Rock" (from WWF) is the main character as an ex-military guy that returns home from the service and finds that his town is majorly corrupted by drugs and gambling thanks to a rich guy that is bent on making money and completely corrupting the town. After they try to be friends, "The Rock" realizes that friendship isn't going to happen between the casino owner and himself and decides it is time to stand up to corruption and clean his little town up. If you have ever seen the movie Road House (which I don't recommend unless edited on TV), you may be surprised to how similar the movie plots and characters are to each another. I was really amazed to see scenes that were so similar to Road House it almost could pass as a 2004 remake of it (without Patrick Swayze). All in all though, this movie is a triumphant story of how good characters can help clean up the bad influences of evil men. Don't expect an unpredictable story, but overall expect a redemptive one. Recommended.
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It's also similar to Resident Evil where she has to clean up all the bad guys. Only without the undead. And the mass killing.
I saw the movie as well but disagree with your comparison to Road House. If you say the plot is a hero goes to a town to clean it up from corruption, you have just described a large number of movies. At that point you could say it was similar to Robin Hood or Tombstone. I feel it may be similar in the generic sense but not a remake.
Nobody puts Baby in a Corner.... Oh, wrong Swayze moment....
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