Review – Walking Tall (2005)

Somewhere Buford T. Pusser is turning over in his grave. And though that would really take some doing, this picture manages to accomplish the feat. The Rock stars as a vet who returns to the small town where he grew up only to find that the place has been trashed by gambling and drugs. His old girlfriend is a stripper in the VIP room of the local casino, and the whole racket is being run by his high school rival. Johnny Knoxville (as the sidekick) proves once again that his goofy screen presence does little in the face of a dreadful script and mediocre direction. The final product is a generic action picture, no more or less tasty as the name brand stuff but not worth crossing the street for. Thank goodness for free Showtime weekends. See if desperate