It wasn't that good; it wasn't that bad. Most of all, I think it's the shortest action movie ever made. Glad I saw it at the $1 theater. Walking Tall was the true story of a conservative hero in counter-culture times: Sheriff Buford T. Pusser, who used a 2x4 to wield questionable justice when he was sick of drugs ruining his hometown. This remake moves the action to modern-day, where it doesn't ring true. No small town would get that corrupt, that quick, by locals who were decent folk a few years ago. Actually my first problem was when Sgt. Chris Vaughn (The Rock) walks into town. He's been in the Army a few years, so he goes by The Old Mill. Turns out it closed three years ago. His dad worked there. When he finds his folks, he asks why they never told him. They said they didn't want him to worry. Huh? Why would they hide something like that? Second problem came when he meets up with his old friends to play Saturday football, a tradition they've had since high school. (I still play Saturday football.) One of his friends Jay Hamilton (Timeline's Neal McDonough) plays, but the guys on his team consist mostly of evil employees of his, so they do dirty hits and stuff. Um, why are these other guys putting up with playing with evil people for their game of fun? Third problem came when we learn Hamilton "owns the town" and his main source of income is the casino. Now this takes place in Washington State, and the only way you can have a casino is if it's on an Indian reservation, which this wasn't. How was this legally built? The remake simplistically makes all the problems of the town stemming from Hamilton "owning everything." Not only does he run the casino but he's also the main drug dealer to the town's youth. And he's the one that closed the mill. And he's bought off the judge and defense attorney of Vaughn when Vaughn is arrested for smashing up the casino. Vaughn is somehow acquitted by the jury after he promises to run for sheriff if found not guilty. The next scene has him in his new sheriff truck. Naturally he starts abusing his powers right away, and the deck has been so stacked up tot his point, the audience would've been okay with him whacking people. Or not. The Rock is hands-down the best pro-wrestler turned actor. Who else is there? Roddy Piper was passable in They Live, Hulk Hogan never lived up to the potential he showed in Rocky III, Jesse Ventura was amusing in small parts in Predator and The Running Man, but The Rock has more range than all of them and more than enough charisma to be an action staple like Arnie and Sly. I liked him in The Rundown, and I think action- comedy is his future. Here, he's just not done any favors by the script. Likewise, Johnny Knoxville is funny as his sidekick. I wish he'd had more to do. I especially liked how he wasn't suddenly a good fighter because he was made deputy. It bugged me how many bullets flew at the end. What did Jay put in the water to make so many small-town folk okay with machine-gunning their neighbors at his request? I laughed a few times, most of which were intentional earns, I believe, but this really is a big flat plate of inconsequence. Why'd they bother? Rated PG-13 for violence and one F-word.