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September 22, 2015 2015, action, perfaction, retrospect 1996, 2015, action, ed harris, michael bay, nicholas cage, nicholas lay, perfaction, retrospect, sean connery, the rock 2 Comments

PerfAction#1: The Rock (1996)

by Nick Lay

PerfAction is a new series designed solely to gush unashamedly about, you guessed it, perfect goddamn action films.

First up, a flick that should have been the start of something great for Michael Bay, but ended up the tallest peak in a rapidly depressed (but wealthy) career…

The Rock
Dir: Michael Bay
Original Release Date: 7 June 1996

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