Walking Tall

In contrast to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the movie Walking Tall is very simple. Army hero returns home, finds a former acquaintance has turned evil by running a casino and dealing drugs; all problems that are solved by a cedar plank and a shotgun. Not too much else to elaborate on, except I think it is good to take in a few movies like this, because it makes me appreciate better movies even more.

This isn't to say I'm some film snob - I enjoyed The Rundown, SWAT, and other action flicks. But this movie was a bit flat and had an absolutely trivial plot.

What eventually interested me was the scenery. The movie was set in the Pacific Northwest, and mentioned a few area cities such as Seattle and Aberdeen. But I know that many movies which feature beautiful American scenery are actually filmed in Canada.

I skipped through the credits and found the producers thanked Vancouver, Surrey, and British Columbia, thus it is certain that some of this movie was in fact filmed in our friendly neighbor to the north!