Rating of
2.5/4
A fun Ride!
MovieAddict - wrote on 09/08/12
Welcome to the Jungle" aka "The Rundown" is a buddy adventure comedy starring The Rock who plays Beck, a chef working off an undisclosed debt as muscle for a shady loan shark. He has one last job to do which is to retrieve the loan shark's son Travis, played by Seann William Scott, who is hiding in the Amazon.
Travis, meanwhile, has stumbled onto clues that might lead him to El Gato Diablo, a legendary golden idol that is worth millions. He's about to head on his quest when Beck shows up, determined to return Travis to Los Angeles whether he wants to go or not. This however proves troublesome when a ruthless local gold cartel leader Hatcher (Christopher Walken) who has a small army and runs a gold-mining company in the jungle discovers Travis knows about the idol, and wants Travis to lead him to it. Christopher Walken played the perfect bad guy, slick and cool, and his henchman are appropriately vapid and mean.
The Rock and Seann William Scott might seem like an unlikely pair, but they have on screen chemistry which develops throughout the film. Cool Cameo of Arnold Schwarzenegger at the beginning of the film where he passes the Rock in a crowd and says, `have fun'. Also starring the sexy, sultry Rosario Dawson!
If you like Action movies and are looking for something fun, simple and entertaining then be sure to check out the Rundown; it is fit-to-bursting with testosterone, but it never takes itself too seriously! Funny, fast-paced, action-packed - and it has The Rock!! What more could you possibly want?
