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In director Michael Bay's filmography, The Rock came between his high-octane debut Bad Boys and 1998's Armageddon, and consolidated his dubious reputation as the purveyor of crowd-pleasing action extravaganzas. Here, a psychotically disgruntled war hero (Ed Harris) seizes the island prison of Alcatraz and threatens to wage chemical warfare against nearby San Francisco unless the government publicly recognises the men who were killed under Harris' top-secret command. Nicolas Cage plays the biochemist who teams up with the only man ever to have escaped from Alcatraz (Sean Connery) in an attempt to foil Harris' terrorist scheme. As one might expect, what follows is an action-packed barrage of bullets, bodies and climactic confrontations, replete with enough plot contrivances to give even the most jaded action fan cause for alarm. It's a load of hooey, but the cast is obviously having a grand old time, and there's enough wit to make the recycled action sequences tolerable. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
On the DVD: The Rock special edition two-disc set presents the movie on Disc 1 with a selection of subtitles and a cut-and-paste group commentary with director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, ex-Navy Seal Harry Humphries, Ed Harris and Nicolas Cage. The editing together of separate comments is a frustrating experience and the energy of conversation, which often enlivens a DVD commentary, is lost. Picture is anamorphic 2.35:1 and sound is vivid Dolby Digital 5.1.
The special features are contained on Disc 2. "The Production Secrets" section includes an interview with the Navy Seal adviser on set, who demonstrates the correct way to shoot your gun, and special effects secrets. "The Secrets of Alcatraz" offers a short history of the infamous prison. There's also an interview with Jerry Bruckheimer which simply demonstrates how little he has to say. Storyboards, production designs and out-takes (including a stressed Ed Harris) are also included. But nothing here really excites or informs and most of it is very Americanised, making this a special edition that doesn't seem all that special. --Nikki Disney

Credits

Sean Connery	...	John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage	...	Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris	...	General Francis X. Hummel
John Spencer	...	F.B.I. Director Womack
David Morse	...	Major Tom Baxter
William Forsythe	...	Ernest Paxton
Michael Biehn	...	Commander Anderson
Vanessa Marcil	...	Carla Pestalozzi
John C. McGinley	...	Marine Captain Hendrix (as John C. Mc Ginley)
Gregory Sporleder	...	Captain Frye
Tony Todd	...	Captain Darrow
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Sergeant Crisp
Jim Maniaci	...	Private Scarpetti
Greg Collins	...	Private Gamble
Brendan Kelly	...	Private Cox
Steve Harris	...	Private McCoy
Danny Nucci	...	Lieutenant Shepard
Claire Forlani	...	Jade Angelou
Celeste Weaver	...	Stacy Richards
Todd Louiso	...	Marvin Isherwood
David Bowe	...	Dr. Ling
Raquel Krelle	...	Agent Margie Wood
Dennis Chalker	...	Seal Boyer
Marshall R. Teague	...	Seal Reigert (as Marshall Teague)
Duffy Gaver	...	Seal Dando
Steve Decker	...	Navy Seals
Joseph Hawes	...	Navy Seals
Mike Mahrer	...	Navy Seals
Carlos Sandoval	...	Navy Seals
Rick Toms	...	Navy Seals
Billy Devlin	...	Navy Seals
Jack Yates	...	Hummel Marine 'A'
Juan A. Riojas	...	Hummel Marine 'B'
Joseph Patrick Kelly	...	Hummel Marine 'C'
Ingo Neuhaus	...	Marine That Dies
John Laughlin	...	General Peterson
Harry Humphries	...	Navy Admiral
Howard Platt	...	Louis Lindstrom
Willie Garson	...	Francis Reynolds
John Nathan	...	F.B.I. Radar Technicians
Robert M. Anselmo	...	F.B.I. Radar Technicians
Jack Ford	...	Military Official
Thomas J. Hageboeck	...	F.B.I. Agent Cord (as T. J. Hageboeck)
Dwight Hicks	...	F.B.I. Agent Star
Ralph Peduto	...	F.B.I. Agent Hunt
Anthony Clark	...	Paul the Hotel Barber
Andy Ryan	...	Lab Technician
Hans Georg Struhar	...	Valet
Robert C. Besgrove	...	F.B.I. Agent
Sean Skelton	...	Kid on Motorcycle
Raymond O'Connor	...	Park Ranger Bob
Jane Sanguinetti	...	Female Tourists
Luenell	...	Female Tourists
John W. Love Jr.	...	Male Tourist
Sam Whipple	...	Larry Henderson
Tom Towles	...	Alcatraz Park Rangers
Ronald Simmons	...	Alcatraz Park Rangers
Robert Ben Rajab	...	Alcatraz Park Rangers
Leonard McMahan	...	Cable Car Conductor (as Leonard Mc Mahan)
Anthony Guidera	...	Lead F-18 Pilot
Jim Caviezel	...	Rear F-18 Pilot (as James Caviezel)
John Enos III	...	Sea Stallion Pilot
Ken Kells	...	Spotter
Fred Salvallon	...	Chef
Buck Kartalian	...	Reverend