Walking Tall: The Payback
Walking Tall: The Payback
R | 20 February 2007 (USA)
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A man goes back to his hometown that is now overrun with crime and single-handedly takes justice into his own hands.

Reviews
ShangLuda Admirable film.
Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Claudio Carvalho The Shelton County Sheriff Prescott goes to Dallas seeking help from the FBI against the gang leaded by the criminal Harvey Morris (A.J. Buckley) that is forcing the locals to sell their businesses and lands using violence. Prescott is murdered on the road by Harvey and his men that simulate a car accident and this incident triggers a series of murders in the community. Nick Prescott (Kevin Sorbo) decides to assume the position of his father and together with Deputy Hap Worrell (Dell Johnson), they try to find evidences to incriminate Harvey, supported by FBI agent Kate Jensen (Yvette Nipar). However, when Nick sees that the system is absolutely corrupted, he becomes a vigilante bringing justice with his own hands."Walking Tall: The Payback" has a promising beginning in spite of a cliché story of bad guys dominating a peaceful community. However, in a certain moment, the escalation of violence becomes exaggerated with many deaths and even in a corrupted system would have called the attention of the government. Further, the plot is not well resolved since the dirty entrepreneur of construction and his right hand Lou Dowdy end the story in the shadow and without any further reference. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Com as Próprias Mãos 2: O Troco" ("With the Own Hands 2: The Payback")
renee0521 I have just recently viewed this movie and truly enjoyed it. This was a classic story of a hero and a villain headed towards a final showdown. Kevin Sorbo and AJ Buckley were superb in their respective roles of hero Nick and villain Harvey. I would recommend this for anyone who likes a good shootout-you'll get plenty of that,believe me! Although Nick & his father were somewhat estranged(and for good reason, from Nick's point of view)Nick wasted no time picking up where his dad left off. Enter FBI agent Kate Jensen,who offers her help in investigating his dad's death,if for no other reason that guilt for not listening to Charlie in the first place. That investigation leads to many shocking discoveries of cover ups and corruption. This movie will not disappoint you.
glenandjulia I really enjoyed this movie from start to finish.I really liked the flow of the movie, as it had a story to it with a bit of background on why Nick and his dad hadn't spoken in so long.AJ Buckley was great as a bad guy, so much so I really wanted to hit him so many times cause he was just that bad, he played it so well.Jennifer Sipes although her roles were small she did a great performance, especially the scene after she is assaulted by the bad guys, you could feel her pain, and even though she wasn't saying anything it was all in her face and eyes.Kevin Sorbo is amazing as ever, his eyes just conveyed the emotion that he was feeling as Nick and had me drawn to the screen every time.All in all I really liked the movie and can't wait for the next one.Julia
albrit So, what I gotta say. There were three movies named "walking tall" back to the 70's, dedicated the cherished memory of Sheriff Buford Pusser, God bless his soul. Good old touching movies. And there was a re-make of Walking Tall in 2004, that one with some guy called "The Rock" playing main character (one of the worst movies I ever saw). So, after watching this movie of 2007 I have to say that it's a even a greater pity that movie with "The Rock" guy was ever created. Because only THIS one could be called as a worthy continuer of "Walking Tall" series. It has a genuine atmosphere, excellent colors, good acting and a lot of sincerity. It even has some traces of film-noir, and that is especially good. Honest and sincere movie about good and evil ones.