Dwayne Johnson turns ‘Snitch’ (review)

Snitch Review

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal, Barry Pepper, Michael Kenneth Williams, Rafi Gavron, Melina Kanakaredes, Nadine Velazquez, Benjamin Brattand Susan Sarandon

Written by Justin Haythe and Ric Roman Waugh

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh

A desperate father tries to save his teenage son from an unjust prison sentence by infiltrating a dangerous drug cartel in Snitch. The ‘Inspired by real events’ tale features Dwayne Johnson in a much more dramatic performance than the usual action packed extravaganzas we are used to seeing him in. Snitch plays out more slowly and methodically than the commercials and previews would have you believe, but is that a good or a bad thing?

Businessman John Matthews (Johnson) is devastated when his 18-year-old son Jason (Gavron) receives a mandatory minimum 10-year (more…)

February 26, 2013 | Categories: Reviews, Theatrical | Tags: Barry Pepper, Benjamin Bratt, Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal, Justin Haythe, Melina Kanakaredes, Michael K. Williams, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nadine Velazquez, Rafi Gavron, Ric Roman Waugh, Snitch, Susan Sarandon | Leave a comment