Opening Weekend: $13,167,607
(USA)
(22 February 2013)
Gross: $31,853,362
(USA)(8 March 2013)
Technical Specs
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Goofs:
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User Review
Much much better than I expected
Rating: 7/10
I have never been much of a fan of The Rock. My love of professional
wrestling tapered off around the time I was about 15 years old, and
that was before The Rock's heydey. His movies (the ones I have seen)
have been marginal at best in my opinion. But for a guy who was ushered
into the field of acting to capitalize on his popularity and not to win
Academy Awards, he has come a long way from The Scorpion King. What I
liked about "Snitch" is it's the anti-action movie. I expected a movie
like the terrible "Last Stand" starring Ah-nold Schwarzenegger. I
expected fabricated car chases and shootouts where the bad guys must be
shooting blanks because they are unable to shoot the good guy even when
they have a clear shot. I expected scenes where The Rock would beat up
10 guys who all take turns coming at him instead of simply jumping him.
But "Snitch" was different. It's a story of the lengths a father will
go to help his son. I don't want to give away any spoilers but he goes
very far. The Rock -- he's credited as Dwayne Johnson (I guess so
viewers take the movie seriously) -- is very believable and does
himself proud with some consistent good acting. He shows the
trepidation and vulnerability of a father who puts his life on the line
to save his son, who is imprisoned after committing a dumb crime. But
the actor who steals the movie is John Bernthal, who plays an ex-con
trying to live an honest life but is dragged back to the dark side in
order to help The Rock, whom he works for doing construction. Michael
Kenneth Williams will forever be known as "Omar" and is typecast but
does a good turn as a drug dealer. The other supporting cast, including
Susan Sarandon as a district attorney, are excellent. "Snitch" moves at
a deliberate pace, which gives it more of a natural and believable
feel. The few action sequences are good and do not seem overly
exaggerated. I will go out on a limb and say this movie will not be
nominated for Best Picture, but compared with the junk I've seen so far
this year (including the latest Die Hard), I recommend "Snitch".
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