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Rundown In life, it is often good to have a career that combines one's talents and interests, as there can be nothing more frustrating than not being able to utilize talents to their fullest extent. For Beck (The Rock), his talent for finding people who do not want to be found has made him a very-much-in-demand individual, albeit reluctantly. Beck longs to get out of the business and start his own restaurant, but a poor decision in the past has caused him to continue to pursue this profession until his debt is repaid. Hope arrives for Beck when he is sent to South America to retrieve a character named Travis (Sean William Scott) who has caused issues for his father and must return to make amends. Beck is promised $250,000 and a complete erasure of his debt upon completion of the assignment. With the chance to at last open his restaurant in sight, Beck arrives in El Dorado and lands in a mining town that is run with an iron fist by a man named Hatcher (Christopher Walken) and his army of goons. Beck is allowed to take Travis home for a fee, but things do not go as planned, as Beck and Travis seem find themselves at odds with Hatcher. They are running for their lives into the dense jungles of South America. An interesting subplot of the film is Travis looking for a valuable artifact known as El Gato, which has great interest to a local lady named Mariana (Rosario Dawson). She sees the idol as a chance to release the townspeople from the control of Hatcher, who also covets the artifact for his own needs. What follows are some humorous segments as Beck and Travis verbally and physically spar with each other and argue over amorous monkeys as they attempt to avoid Hatcher and reach the airfield. What makes The Rundown work is the solid chemistry between The Rock and Scott, who seem to be having a great time making the film. The action in the film is fun, blending in well with the humor without being forced. Walken is good as the comedic yet evil Hatcher and gets the majority of the film's best lines. Yes, the story is not that deep, but director Peter Berg keeps things moving at a steady pace and makes The Rundown a pleasant surprise, which should firmly establish The Rock as a superb action star. Gareth Von Kallenbach 10/6/2003
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