Nope it does not live up to its "roots" so to speak. I went and saw it, it was mildly entertaining, but that's about it. I like the Rock as much as the next guy, and I'm sure he had fun making it. I just wished the studio had been more serious about the movie to begin with. But hey, you gotta support the small endeavors or the big ones will never get made. Look at Frighteners and LOTR?
I got duped into seeing it, I though it was going be completely shot from First Person instead of only 5 minutes.