SWEATY, full-grown men rolling around the floor with each other. No, it's not another party at Michael Barrymore's house, it's wrestling.

And, rather than confining themselves to the "square circle", World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has decided to branch out and lend its backing to a movie.

Starring its very own golden boy The Rock (pictured above), and head honcho Vince McMahon as an executive producer, Walking Tall is a remake of the 1973 flick of the same name.

This new version, minus the excessive violence and blood of the original, sees ex-special forces soldier Chris Vaughn (The Rock) return to his rural hometown after an eight-year absence.

However, the idyllic scenario he fondly remembers no longer exists, and has, in fact, been replaced by drug abuse, violence, and all-round nasty goings on.

When Vaughn finds out that the root of the problems stem from the town's casino and its owner Jay Hamilton Jr (Neal McDonough), he vows to become sheriff and clean up the town.

Just like WWE, the film is aimed at a similar male teenage audience. As expected, it is loaded with punch-ups, pick-up trucks, scantily-clad women and a big slice of American family values to wash it down.

But it seems that when the makers got stuck for something to shoot, they tossed The Rock a plank of wood and told him to start swinging.

Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) is passable as a sidekick, throwing off his comedic image to play the role straight.

However, Neal McDonough is not convincing enough. He seems out of his depth, coming across more as a high school jock than a rich and menacing entrepreneur.

The film itself isn't all bad, the script is typical of an action film, with just the right amount of one-liners to keep the guys happy.

The Rock fits the vigilante role like a glove too, keeping the audience on his side, even when he stretches the limits of his position as sheriff.

But it's the lack of any background to the characters or plot development that really lets this film down.

Why has Vaughn returned to his hometown? Why is he idolised so much there? Why, when his nephew nearly dies from a drug overdose, does the film not explore this, instead choosing to show the kid up and about like nothing has happened, later in the film?

It won't rock your world, but if you want to be entertained and don't want to think, it does the job.