Back when Nicolas Cage was picky about what movies he is in...

One of my favorites. Cast was awesome. General Hummel played by Ed Harris was excellent. Sean Connery was badass.

This movie has everything, good actors, good direction, a good soundtrack... I've seen it so many times and still have fun watching it! I have never said this but... thank you Mr. Bay! :P

From Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay comes the explosive action-packed thriller The Rock. When a group of rogue marines capture Alcatraz and threaten to launch a chemical strike on San Francisco, the FBI calls upon the one man who successfully escaped the prison to lead a group of Navy SEALs back in. The film has an outstanding cast that includes Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, and Tony Todd, who all deliver great performances. And, Michael Bay does a fantastic job at crafting intense, exciting action scenes that draw the audience into the film. Additionally, the score brilliantly complements the electrifying and fast-paced action. The Rock is a great action film that comes together to deliver a wildly entertaining adventure.

One of the absolute best of the big budget action romps from the 90s. Sean Connery makes a rather believable former SAS soldier, and Cage does a decent enough job as an FBI scientist of all things. Other good performances from Ed Harris, John Spencer, and Michael Biehn.

The Rock starts out fast and more than any other Michael Bay movie, never really lets you rest until the end. Highly recommended for an evening of just plain fun action entertainment.

Childhood #1 favorite.

Easily Michael Bay's best movie.

The first Michael Bay film I actually enjoyed.

A perfect symphony of cliché and stereotype that Michael Bay's been trying like hell to recreate ever since. Literally every single shot dips liberally from the well of overuse, culminating in an early car chase with a little old lady, a roving gang of bicyclists and a dozen diving pedestrians in the road, no less than five instantly-combustible parked cars and a Lamborghini that leaps through a plate glass window.

Nic Cage and Sean Connery, no strangers to this type of picture, freely toss away their inhibitions and embrace the cheese from word one and, along with a straight-laced performance from Ed Harris, somehow validate the whole thing. The dialog would have been deemed too unrealistic for a Hanna-Barbara cartoon, but through sheer force of will (plus a few blatant winks at the audience) it works too. Top of the mountain for the “insanely stupid action flick” boom of the mid '90s, it's wildly fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable in spite of itself.

This is Michael Bay's best movie. Which means it's the one he damages th e least with his horrendous sweeping cameras and manic editing.

Nic Cage and Sean Connery are excellent. The plot is fanciful but very well executed. The tension builds and there's some good one-liners.

For a brainless summer popcorn blockbuster, there are few better than this movie.


8/10

This movie is crazy. It doesn't make any sense but it does have a lot of explosions and shooting and cheesy dialogue. Definitely has some entertainment value. Nicolas Cage is great and I wish he did more movies like this.

This movie is underrated and thats pisses me of.I mean it's one of the best action films ever..Soundratck is something else,plot is amazing,directing is so beautiful and all the actors did amazing job..What else could you ask? :)