The Rock stars in this loose remake of the 1973 picture of the same name, the saga of a sheriff who risks his life to clean up his crime-ridden hometown. Johnny Knoxville costars. Kevin Bray directs. (100 min, PG-13)

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This article appears in Oct 6-12, 2004.