Continuity mistake: When Beck walks up to Brian and says "Excuse me", Brian looks up at him. When it cuts, he is still talking with his friends. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: When Brian says "Who'll I make this out to?" about to sign an autograph for Beck, there is no hand on his shoulder. When it cuts, a hand is resting on his left shoulder. (00:03:00)
Continuity mistake: After Beck has been shot with the bags, one bag is lying by his foot and the other a foot away from his chest. When it cuts, the one that was a foot from his chest is now lying about three feet from him. (00:08:15)
Continuity mistake: Watch Billy's towel hanging over his shoulder. First there are stripes on the towel, then the towel is folded and the stripes are gone, then the stripes reappear again. (00:08:50)
Continuity mistake: When Beck tells Billy he wants his money now, Billy says "OK" and walks away, then Beck has both hands placed on the counter. When it cuts, he places his hand on the counter again. (00:09:20)
Continuity mistake: When Billy hands over the envelope with the new mission to Beck, Beck is holding an ice bag to his head. Beck then lowers the bag and is about to throw it on the counter when it cuts to a close-up of Beck where his shoulder is perfectly still like he isn't placing the ice bag on the counter at all. (00:09:35)
Continuity mistake: When Beck is holding the ice bag, it is in his right hand and he places it on his right side. A few moments later the bag is on his left side. (00:09:40)
Continuity mistake: Billy is discussing a new mission with Beck and has a towel around his shoulder. It cuts to another angle and the towel is gone. Then it reappears in the next shot. (00:09:40)
Continuity mistake: When Beck asks Declan "Is that duct tape?," Beck is holding his hand against the window. When it cuts from outside the window, his hand is suddenly gone. (00:11:35)
Continuity mistake: When the Rock and the pilot are driving from the airfield to the town, there is a section where you can tell it is two different people entirely sitting in the Jeep. They are passing a sign reading Hell Dorado. (00:14:15)
Continuity mistake: Notice the clock in the background when Travis is talking with Mariana. It changes between shots, during their whole conversation. (00:14:20)
Continuity mistake: When the miner grabs the gold pieces from the weight, he leaves 3 pieces on it. When it cuts to another shot there are only 2 pieces left. (00:16:50)
Continuity mistake: When Beck gets to the bar, Mariana is sitting while holding a newspaper with both hands. When it cuts, she is suddenly grabbing her glass. (00:20:15)
Continuity mistake: At the start of the scene where The Rock walks into the bar in Brazil for the first time, you see him put away his sunglasses in his jacket. Then, the camera gives a wider shot and he repeats the action. (00:20:45)
Continuity mistake: Beck walks into a bar in the middle of a jungle and soon engages in a conversation with Mariana who is sitting at the end of the bar nursing an orange juice/soda while reading a book. She almost finishes her drink when Beck complains to her that where he comes from "there are bartenders." She then moves over to the bar, taking the almost empty glass with her, and proceeds to serve Beck a beer. When the camera switches angle and zooms in to Beck, slowly cutting Mariana out of view, she's seen taking another sip of orange drink, but now the glass is about half full. (00:21:00)
Continuity mistake: When Travis says "There's always an option 'C'", he grabs a bottle with his right hand and swings it against Beck. When it cuts, he is swinging the bottle with his left hand instead. (00:22:35)
Continuity mistake: When Beck puts Travis to the floor in the bar, Travis lies on his stomach. But when Beck lifts him up, you see him lifting him up while Travis lies on his back. (00:22:45)
Continuity mistake: Mariana puts a bottle of beer between Hatcher and his hat. When the little man runs out of the bar you can see the bottle is gone and the hat has moved closer to Hatcher. (00:23:25)
Continuity mistake: When Beck shoves the gun in Harvey's mouth, Harvey grabs the gun holding it with both hands. As it cuts to Beck pointing the other gun at Hatcher, Harvey is holding the gun in his mouth with one hand only. (00:24:50)
Continuity mistake: As the shelf falls over Harvey, he falls on his side. When it cuts to the shelf landing on him, he is suddenly on his knees. (00:25:10)
Answer: Yes, he says so in the movie. He explains that it gets too messy. Also, it shows that he is stronger than using an easy weapon like a gun. People like to see fist fighting, rather than gun fighting.
Josh Appelbaum