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JamesG · 11-26-2010, 10:48 AM

Movie Reviews: Faster

CBS Films, which has been experiencing a difficult reincarnation since it returned from the dead after 20 years last year — its first two movies, Extraordinary Measures and The Back-up Plan flopped and a third film, Beastly, was yanked from its scheduled release — is trying again with Faster, this time pinning its hopes on the movie’s star, Dwayne Johnson.

The studio has cast him in the kind of musclebound role that he easily fit into when the former wrestler was known as “The Rock” — that is, before producers tried to show his “softer side” in The Tooth Fairy or as the reformed ex-con in Race to Witch Mountain.

The movie is getting lousy reviews.

Johnson himself is getting pretty good ones.

“If they gave awards for versatility, surely one would go to Dwayne Johnson,” writes Lou Lumenick in the New York Post.

“Dwayne Johnson has a presence whose sum is more than the total of his acting parts,” says Claudia Puig in USA Today.

“It’s a simple role with few lines, but Johnson fleshes Driver [his character] out more than expected,” comments Gary Dowell in the Dallas Morning News.

Too bad that the movie itself appears to be racing straight toward oblivion, several critics suggest.

As Mick Lasalle observes in the San Francisco Chronicle: “The Rock didn’t start calling himself by his actual name, Dwayne Johnson, so he could make garbage like Faster. This film is a comedown and indicates something is going very wrong in either Johnson’s opportunities or his choices. …

The thing is, within his sphere, Johnson can act. … But watching him in Faster, you could easily think Stone Cold Steve Austin is Olivier in comparison.”

-IMDB News

isiahthomas · 11-26-2010, 12:11 PM

I'm gonna see it next weekend. Maggie Grace's sexy self is in this movie. She was Liam Neeson's daughter in Taken.

JamesG · 12-10-2010, 06:42 PM

Went to see Faster today and, overall, I wasn't impressed.

The movie lacks any depth and some things seemed really out of place; like that flashy assassin.

The action was good and Billy Bob Thornton was alright in this, but I'd pass on it.

isiahthomas · 12-18-2010, 12:51 PM

I saw it and i liked it. I was surprised Billy Bob Thornton was one of the killers that killed The Rock's brother. I was wondering when the movie started how come The Rock walked into that place when he got outta prison and killed a white guy. He was walking into the street to get to the building to kill that guy and he acted like he didn't see cars moving hahahahahahahahahaha. I was also surprised Billy Bob hired that assassin to kill The Rock and he paid him $1. Billy Bob said to the assassin, how come you do this for a lousy dollar? LOL. I was glad to see Carla Gugino in this. I like her. I used to watch her tv show Karen Sisco. I liked her in American Gangster movie with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and Righteous Kill movie with Robert Deniro and Al Pacino.

isiahthomas · 02-17-2011, 09:37 PM

I changed my mind about Faster. I'm gonna have to agree with you JamesG. It was disappointing. I was expecting a lot of action and it didn't have a lot.

JamesG · 02-18-2011, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

I changed my mind about Faster. I'm gonna have to agree with you JamesG. It was disappointing. I was expecting a lot of action and it didn't have a lot.

You'd come around soon enough, lol.

11-26-2010, 10:48 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	Movie Reviews: "Faster" Movie Reviews: Faster CBS Films, which has been experiencing a difficult reincarnation since it returned from the dead after 20 years last year — its first two movies, Extraordinary Measures and The Back-up Plan flopped and a third film, Beastly, was yanked from its scheduled release — is trying again with Faster, this time pinning its hopes on the movie’s star, Dwayne Johnson. The studio has cast him in the kind of musclebound role that he easily fit into when the former wrestler was known as “The Rock” — that is, before producers tried to show his “softer side” in The Tooth Fairy or as the reformed ex-con in Race to Witch Mountain. The movie is getting lousy reviews. Johnson himself is getting pretty good ones. “If they gave awards for versatility, surely one would go to Dwayne Johnson,” writes Lou Lumenick in the New York Post. “Dwayne Johnson has a presence whose sum is more than the total of his acting parts,” says Claudia Puig in USA Today. “It’s a simple role with few lines, but Johnson fleshes Driver [his character] out more than expected,” comments Gary Dowell in the Dallas Morning News. Too bad that the movie itself appears to be racing straight toward oblivion, several critics suggest. As Mick Lasalle observes in the San Francisco Chronicle: “The Rock didn’t start calling himself by his actual name, Dwayne Johnson, so he could make garbage like Faster. This film is a comedown and indicates something is going very wrong in either Johnson’s opportunities or his choices. … The thing is, within his sphere, Johnson can act. … But watching him in Faster, you could easily think Stone Cold Steve Austin is Olivier in comparison.” -IMDB News

11-26-2010, 12:11 PM	#2
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I'm gonna see it next weekend. Maggie Grace's sexy self is in this movie. She was Liam Neeson's daughter in Taken.

12-10-2010, 06:42 PM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	Went to see Faster today and, overall, I wasn't impressed. The movie lacks any depth and some things seemed really out of place; like that flashy assassin. The action was good and Billy Bob Thornton was alright in this, but I'd pass on it.

12-18-2010, 12:51 PM	#4
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I saw it and i liked it. I was surprised Billy Bob Thornton was one of the killers that killed The Rock's brother. I was wondering when the movie started how come The Rock walked into that place when he got outta prison and killed a white guy. He was walking into the street to get to the building to kill that guy and he acted like he didn't see cars moving hahahahahahahahahaha. I was also surprised Billy Bob hired that assassin to kill The Rock and he paid him $1. Billy Bob said to the assassin, how come you do this for a lousy dollar? LOL. I was glad to see Carla Gugino in this. I like her. I used to watch her tv show Karen Sisco. I liked her in American Gangster movie with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and Righteous Kill movie with Robert Deniro and Al Pacino.

02-17-2011, 09:37 PM	#5
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I changed my mind about Faster. I'm gonna have to agree with you JamesG. It was disappointing. I was expecting a lot of action and it didn't have a lot.