Rotten
There isn't a shot, scene or sequence in The Rock that doesn't move furiously, typically with colored lights flashing into our faces or onto those of the actors.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
The Rock
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
1996 · 2h 17m · R
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Bay
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The Rock
Overview
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Director and cast
- Michael Bay Director
- Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason
- Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
- Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
- John Spencer as FBI Director James Womack
- David Morse as Major Tom Baxter
- William Forsythe as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- Michael Biehn as Commander Charles Anderson
- Vanessa Marcil as Carla Pestalozzi
- John C. McGinley as Marine Captain Hendrix
- Gregory Sporleder as Captain Frye
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Rotten
You might need to take Dramamine before entering a Michael Bay movie. The one-time music-video director has an annoying habit of finding the tightest shots, editing the heck out of them and scoring the works to loud music.
Doug Thomas, Seattle Times
Fresh
For action-adventure fans, it just doesn't get any better than The Rock.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Since the plot is ridiculous, The Rock works best when it's most light-hearted.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
If it's not the most awful thing I've ever seen, it's close enough to make me wince.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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