WALKING TALL a remake based on the popular series of 1970s films by the same title is all about The Rock He is larger than life buff beautiful & mad as hell--ready to fight a wave of corruption gambling & drugs that have infiltrated his hometown He plays Chris Vaughn a man who is returning to his family in Tennessee after serving in the military But right off the bat he can tell something is fishy The lumber mill has closed down & now there are kids on the streets doing drugs Chris confronts his high-school rival Jay (Neal Mc Donough) who replaced the honest lumber business with a highly illegal casino & is almost killed for doing so Chris reports Jay&s dirty business to the cops only to learn that even the sheriff is on Jay&s payroll The final straw comes when Chris& nephew overdoses on crystal meth bought at the casino & Chris decides take Jay down vigilante-style breaking all the rules & fighting for what is right Massive brawls with The Rock at their center toting a large 2 x 4 as his only weapon provide for some highly destructive very violent face-offs Ray (Johnny Knoxville) stands by Chris& side providing comic relief throughout the relentless fighting & the blond & bronzed Kristen Wilson provides some risque allure as Chris& love interest WALKING TALL offers a little something for any fan of The Rock