The Rundown

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

Critics were split on The Rundown, landing it in mixed-to-middling territory despite audience enthusiasm. Most agreed that Johnson and Seann William Scott generate genuine comic energy together, but the film's reluctance to push beyond familiar buddy-action formulas was a recurring complaint. Where reviewers diverged was on whether that charm was enough to carry the whole thing.