Dwayne Johnson and Melina Kanakaredes in a scene from 'The Snitch'.
'The Messenger (Snitch)' is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, who has also written it in collaboration with Justin Haythe. The film features an interpretive cast led by: Dwayne Johnson (John Matthews), Barry Pepper (Agent Cooper), Jon Bernthal (Daniel James), Benjamin Bratt (Juan Carlos “El Topo”), Susan Sarandon (Joanne), Michael K. Williams (Malik), Melina Kanakaredes (Sylvie ), Rafi Gavron (Jason), Nadine Velazquez (Analisa) and Harold Perrineau (Jeffrey), among others.
In "The Messenger," John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson) is a father whose adolescent son is mistakenly accused of drug trafficking, facing a minimum sentence of ten years in prison. Desperate and determined to save his son at all costs, John strikes a deal with a government attorney to infiltrate a powerful drug cartel as an insider. A dangerous mission in which John will risk everything.
Once again Dwayne Johnson plays an accidental hero, that without eating or drinking it he is forced to face a fearsome enemy in an extreme situation to defend his family. A genre, that of action, that Dwayne is not new to, since his career is full of such roles. Not surprisingly, a few days ago we saw it in 'Fast & furious 6 ?.
The main failure of the film is the attempt to convey emotion due to family involvement, which does not work despite being based on real events. In the cast, he is accompanied, among others, Susan Sarandon, who lately has signed up for whatever they throw at her. For lovers of the genre.
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