Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has successfully transitioned from a pro wrestler to an actor with some decent films to his credit, including The Rundown, a remake of Walking Tall and Get Smart, along with, inevitably, some real clunkers, including the oddly off-the-mark remake of Race to Witch Mountain and the ghastly Tooth Fairy. Johnson is solid in Faster, and it’s a pleasure to see him back in top form.
Story line isn’t the strong point of Faster, with some gaping issues like the puzzle of how the two-bit hood we meet briefly assembled his neatly typed list of the group that killed everyone in Driver’s gang and stole the money from their bank heist. The list does however offer a way to track time in the movie along with a chance for director George Tillman Jr. to include nods to both The Dead Pool and The Terminator.

I haven’t seen this film but I like a good action movie and I like Dwayne “The Rock”.
This sounds like a been there done that movie. Starting out with a bad guy getting out of jail to do more badness but for a just cause. I will give it a chance though based on your review and because of “The Rock”.
“ghastly Tooth Fairy”? hmmm, really? harsh 🙂 I liked that movie. I think every actor with kids wants to leave a legacy for them and this was Dwayne’s attempt. (think Eddie Murphy). He also does great work for terminally ill kids.
Billy Bob? Well I seem to give him more chances than Angelina did so I guess he’s a plus here.
Thanks for the review Dave! This is one I probably wouldn’t have taken off the shelf but I will next time out.
I think this movie had the corniest tagline ever “If you’re on his list, you’re already dead”