 Full-blown action 13 of 18 people found this review helpful.
The Marine
John Cena is a great personality every week on WWE programming so it was pretty obvious he would be a decent action star. WWE has been known to be over the top and The Marine is no different. Full-blown action from beginning to end.
The Marine has gun fights, fist fights, knife fights, bomb fights, and pretty much any other fight you can think of. There's car chases, explosions, glass breaking, people being thrown, and pretty much every other form of violence you can think of. That being said I didn't think this film was that graphic, the film makers do a good job covering up the blood and guts with innovative camera angles.
I already stated that John Cena does a good job as an action star and Kelly Carlson is fantastic as his wife. But the real key to this film is Robert Patrick as the main bad-guy. Patrick is amazing in almost every role he plays and this one is no different. He's funny, witty, and incredibly bad-@$$.
Watching The Marine reminded me of all of the action films of yester-year; Predator, Commando, Rambo, Hard Target, Nowhere to Run, and pretty much every other action film from the late-80's, early-90's. If you enjoy old-school action you'll enjoy this.
Final Verdict:
4/5
Rent or Buy?: If you have a Van Damme, Stallone, or Ahnold collection this film is a must buy, if not this film is just a rental.
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This is another great action packed movie for all of the Action Lovers to enjoy and if you are a guy, getting to see Kelly Carlson just makes it that much better!
Although I am not a huge fan of the WWE persay, I do find myself a fan of the movies that have the superstars of WWE in them. I will say that John Cena has found his way into my must watch WWE actors along with The Rock. John Cena portrayed a tough Special Ops Marine John Triton who makes a tough decision to save three fellow soldiers by disobeying a direct order. The only devastating part of this decision is that he is unfortunately discharged from the one career he loved so much, being a MARINE! After returning home to his beautiful wife, Kate (Kelly Carlson), the two of them have an unfortunate encounter with a psychotic group of jewel theives. The leader of the group, Robert Patrick, and his posy end up making a devastating mistake by kidnapping Kate (Kelly Carlson) which brings out the best or the worst of this Special Ops Marine. You can pretty well figure out what happens then, the you know what really hits the fan.
To find out how the rest of the movie goes, I guess you will just have to watch it to find out. I can pretty much guarantee you that those action buffs out there will find this a true action thriller.
There is a lot of violoence in this movie for those with children or weak stomachs. So be warned! One thing is for sure, " THIS AIN'T NO CHICK FLICK "!!!!
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