I really liked him in Central Intelligence and am bummed that that franchise sort of stalled out in development hell on the sequel. I think Rock really shines when his character subverts his appearance. Jumanji as well, for the same reasons.

However, my favorite Dwayne Johnson role is Elliot in Be Cool.

It’s one of his earlier roles, but he plays a gay man who came to Hollywood to be an actor and ended up being a strong arm for Vince Vaughn’s character. The character has a ton of personality and I think Rock rarely gets roles that shine like that anymore.