Scene of the Week: The Rundown
Many action aficionados consider Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s second starring role in 2003’s The Rundown as the moment the action movie torch was officially passed. This is of course in part to the interaction The Rock’s character Beck has with Arnold Schwarzenegger (who had a small uncredited cameo in the film).
The Rundown was not only a great sophomore effort for The Rock, but a damn good action movie that probably doesn’t get all the love it deserves. Under the direction of Peter Berg, Johnson was able to display the charisma, the charm and the physicality that made him a wrestling star and translate it all to the movie screen. It didn’t hurt that Johnson was surrounded by a solid supporting cast that included Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson and Christopher Walken,
In this week’s Scene of the Week, Beck (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) finds himself up against Manito (Ernie Reyes Jr, Surf Ninjas) and friends as they introduce Beck to their fighting style that Seann William Scott’s character Travis best describes as “Spinning Tarzan Jiu Jitsu”.
