Welcome to the Jungle 2003 [alternative name The Rundown] by AverageMansReviews

Welcome to the Jungle 2003 [alternative name The Rundown] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/drugs/slavery/racial slur/choking/burning.

Go and return my son to me: briefly; Beck/Mr. Beck [The Rock/Dwayne Johnson:] he is a bounty hunter which wants to go straight to and run his own business as the chef, but he is paying off a debt to Billy [Unknown actor/I couldn't find the name:]in some fashion, we never find out directly, am paraphrasing here; he made some wrong choices as it gets referenced during this film, but I digress that wants his son back, because politely his son Travis Walker [Sean William Scott:] he is currently in Brazil looking for  the Gato; this golden artefact, Billy wants him back because has annoyed wrong people, which spending some time with Walker it is easy to see why he may rub people up the wrong way. But as always he isn't the only one that wants this artefact. Mr. Hatcher Hatcher Cornelius Bernard Hatcher [Christopher Walken:] an extremely unpleasant individual that has opened a mine and exploiting the citizens of this town known as El Dorado, meanwhile Mariana [Rosario Dawson:] that is the owner/bartender of this bar in the same town, but there is more to her than you first think, she is also interested in this life changing artefact.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 104 minutes film is laid out using the outlay of basically; I have got to take you home that turns into a major deal so let's go and get that artefact.

Action/Comedy/Character developments and performances; straight off the bat Johnson performs one of his signature moves somewhere close to the beginning of this film it is in this club action sequence, for wrestling fans you are looking for the wrestling move known as the Rock Bottom and a little later he performs a version of a headscissor takedown in Mariana's bar. Then a small time later on Travis trying to escape from Beck there is this little incident with this vehicle that doesn't belong to Beck; it belongs to Declan [Ewen Bremner;] that is a pilot and runs the town's air strip, which can also play the bagpipes and give us this powerful monologue over at some point towards the end of this massive action sequence towards the end of the film and finally for the action and comedy Travis tries to perform martial arts on Beck what you are looking for is when he says thunder or a lightning, but before Travis can even lay a finger on him Beck just punches him, don't worry Travis tries this later on somebody else and he shows us how it should work, he does try again on Beck or he gives off the impression in then just gets in the vehicle instead.

The character developments are just solidly good versions of what they are meant to be, but what on reflection gives me no other choice and I mean this in a good way, but to give this film another mark is everyone I have let's be honest namedropped in this content brings something consistently good to this film; we have Johnson/Johnson and William Scott being an entertaining double act, including Dawson working off one of these two individually or in joining as a trio in then we have Walken being Walken[his menacing best] and then Bremner contributing something positive whenever he is on-screen.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; providing you have an age-appropriate family this is built for either a takeaway or a lazy Sunday afternoon. This film also has some awards accredited to its name; 2 Winners that includes World Stunt Awards 2004; Taurus Award Best High Work Two stunt men are thrown from a jeep as it falls off the side of a cliff. The stunt men tumble and fall down the cliff, hitting multiple trees and debris. Eventually the two men perform a tumbling 55' high fall into a large pool without the use of wires. 3 Nominees that includes MTV Movie + TV Awards MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Dwayne Johnson Versus the Kontiki rebels.