The Rock
Taste attributes: actionadventurethrillerespionagemafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavourylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in."
Boxlist takeConventional and expansive: a pacy thriller, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
