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...ardent fan of the 1973 version of Walking Tall, Johnson understood the heightened audience expectations for a remake of such a classic film and promised himself that he would only contribute to an effort that could maintain the quality of the original...
...remake something that was actually pretty good cold, so we had to be careful,” he says. “The most important thing to me was to keep the intensity and rawness and the theme of Walking Tall—and what it means to walk tall, a story about standing up for yourself...
...wanted to let them know I have respect for his story, know that [Walking Tall] isn’t just Hollywood stretching of the truth,” he says...
With that goal in mind, Walking Tall aims to present a classic tale of redemption and revenge, a film about a homecoming soldier so morally offended by the corruption that has seized his hometown that he takes matters into his own righteous hands. Just how successfully the somewhat underdeveloped plotline accomplishes these aims is arguable. But in an era of directing when films race to distinguish themselves through bigger and noisier special effects, Walking Tall is a refreshing exception to the trend...
While it is defensible to herald an actor for his guts in stuntwork, some wonder what judgment should be passed once his realistic stuntwork makes it onscreen and is viewed by small children. Does Walking Tall ironically encourage kids to walk short on temper and patience in resolving a conflict...