The Rock

Watched "The Rock" the other night and forgot how good of a movie this is. I mean, first off, I love that Sean Connery is in jail for being an ex-British secret agent (I'm a huge James Bond fan, lol).

Next, the set up of the story is flawless. Cage is about to have a baby. Connery is still a loving father after so many years. Harris can't fully commit to his beliefs. It's all right there, there's never a dull moment.

And the action is also superb! There's not to much, not too little, the confrontation is always intense. There's not a sequence in the movie that is there just for action. It's all there for a reason, and that's what makes this film so great.

Hollywood doesn't make many movies like this anymore....and why not? What happened? It's only been 10 or so years since this movie came out. So why is it that movies from 10 years or more look so much more "real" than the blockbusters of today??? Where'd you go wrong, Hollywood...