It had been a few weeks since we last visited the local theater so we decided to see Faster last night. The trailer didn’t look half bad and I figured that it would either be another total bust from The Rock or he would finally give us the encore to The Rundown that fans have been patiently waiting for. (Really, The Rundown is an awesome movie.)

While it wasn’t the top shelf slapstick action flick that I was hoping for, it wasn’t bad, either. Tom Berenger had a short cameo and Billy Bob Thornton played an interesting role. I was a bit disappointed at the general lack of good fight scenes but they more than made up for that with big guns and kickass cars. I was honestly surprised at the level of gore. It was a bit of a departure for The Rock. He’s a ruthless son of a bitch in this one.

Still, I can’t say that I’d recommend seeing Faster in theaters. It’s worth grabbing once it’s out on Netflix, though.