Walking Tall: Critic Reviews

80%

MovieWeb: 2 reviews

24%

RottenTomatoes: 140 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

50

This Walking Tall loses in depth what it gains in star power.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Dave Kehr New York Times (Top Critic)

60

Unlike so many of our recent action heroes, the Rock seems to be less about anger and revenge than about justice and self-discipline, a nuance that is also a saving grace.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

50

If the movie has one virtue, it's a kind of surface vitality that results from director Kevin Bray's speed-at- all-costs approach.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

One mediocre, ploddingly predictable film, loaded down with cheesy Hollywood tactics.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)

Walking Tall actually underserves its star, who is better than schlocky material like this would lead you to believe.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)

50

Monotonously by-the-numbers.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Ed Halter Village Voice (Top Critic)

A ridiculous macho slugfest attempting to reassert the '80s-style roid-raging revenge narrative.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Jack Mathews New York Daily News (Top Critic)

50

Has none of the social edge that made the Vietnam-era film the pride of the hixploitation genre.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

Full Review » 7 years ago
Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

59

Solid but unremarkable.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post (Top Critic)

63

Does have its fair share of fun.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

A cartoon of retribution and revenge.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Allison Benedikt Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

50

I know it's a movie, and sure, the bad guys are pretty brutal, but siccing this hulk of a man on the town, no matter what his intentions, doesn't spell justice to me.
Full Review » 8 years ago
David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

38

A dull, drab and pointless rehash, Walking Tall ironically manages to diminish the Rock's stature as both a leading man and an action star.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)

75

The film is thankfully free of the nasty aftertaste that accompanied the Death Wish and Dirty Harry revenge fantasies of the '70s.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)

9

Walking Tall is absolutely terrible, dumb beyond fun, truncated, ludicrous and completely disconnected from reality.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Bill Muller Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

40

It's yet another dumb-as-dirt revenge story, in which the basic rules of government -- and plain horse sense -- have been repealed.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Scott Foundas Variety (Top Critic)

This new version moves along at a good clip and provides a terrific action leading role for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Jonathan Foreman New York Post (Top Critic)

63

Exciting stuff in its primitive, predictable way.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

40

A big step backward for The Scorpion King.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)

40

This revised Walking Tall has only kinetic energy going for it.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Jennie Punter Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

38

[The Rock] may be ready to rumble, but Walking Tall is a stumble.
Full Review » 8 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

38

The film is comprised of four violent action scenes tied together by nearly 50 minutes of alternately hilarious (unintentionally, of course) and dull filler.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Sheri Linden Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

The cast acquits itself well, with the Rock evincing a quiet balance between humor and brawn.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Peter Travers Rolling Stone (Top Critic)

50

There was a time when guys would grab a six-pack and watch this kind of flick at a drive-in. I mean that as a compliment.
Full Review » 8 years ago