The Marine (2006)
Average Rating: 4/10
Reviews Counted: 46
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 37
Overblown in every possible way, The Marine is either so bad it's good or just really, really bad.
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 8
Overblown in every possible way, The Marine is either so bad it's good or just really, really bad.
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 272,730
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Movie Info
WWE Smackdown star and self-proclaimed "Doctor of Thuganomics" John Cena makes his explosive action feature debut as John Triton, an injured U.S. Marine who returns home from duty after violating a commander's order, only to have his wife kidnapped by a ruthless criminal. Robert Patrick co-stars as the villainous Rome -- who is more than willing to kill if it means staying one step ahead of the law -- and Nip/Tuck star Kelly Carlson appears as the endangered object of the vengeful veteran's
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Cast
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Robert Patrick
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Kelly Carlson
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Anthony Ray Carlson
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Anthony Ray Parker
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Abigail Bianca
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Jerome Ehlers
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Manu Bennett
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Damon Gibson
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Drew Powell
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Frank Carlopio
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Firass Dirani
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Remi Broadway
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Steve Harman
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Damien Bryson
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Robert Coleby
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Ashley Lyons
Chris -
Jeff Chase
Billy -
Jamal Duff
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Lincoln Kennedy
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Christina Lindley
Chop Shop Girl -
Gerry Day
Mr. Titizian -
Todd Leigh
Brian -
Alan B. McElroy
Johnny -
Todd Levi
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Jane Eppell
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Lawrence Breuls
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Corey Parker Robinson
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Peter Lamb
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Damien Garvey
River Boat Cop -
Helen Howard
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Nicci Hope
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All Critics (51) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (38) | DVD (13)
A delectably bad '80s-style actioner.
Top CriticA happy surprise.
It's not a good film by any practical standard, but The Marine is bad in just the right way, a mindless throwaway that's at least smart enough not to take itself too seriously.
The Marine proves a poor showcase for the homeboy charisma Cena shows week in and out with the WWE.
The genius of the film is in its unapologetically obvious crowd-pleasing moments.
It's a shame that The Marine did not receive a theatrical release in Australia. Not only was much of it shot here, but as an action popcorn adventure, it has reasonable merit.
Some crazed jewel thieves get trigger-happy in a gas station, and kidnap John Cena's wife. This is useful, as it adds the dangerous excitement of having an angry pro-wrestler chase them through South Carolina forests.
The story is minimal and the action is preposterous, but it doesn't try to be much else.
Derivative in the extreme, but some good stunt work and humorous touches make it a lot more tolerable than it could have been.
It has the air of garbage, but is kind of cute, despite the awful dialogue.
The Marine subscribes to the notion that there's no such thing as a gratuitous explosion.
It is not particularly a bad film. It is just nothing special.
The Marine often feels like an oddball black comedy about a dysfunctional band of sociopaths, just masquerading as an action movie about one tough ex-Marine.
Audience Reviews for The Marine
Super Reviewer
Cena is a recently discharged Marine whose attempts to get back into a normal life are interrupted after he and his wife are in the wrong place at the wrong time when a group of thieves raise hell at a gas station, and take her hostage. From there it's basically a chase movie with Cena as a one man army against Robert Patrick's motley crew of psycho criminals.
The movie is formulaic, generic, and really ridiculous, but the filmmakers made the movie they wanted to, and weren't trying to make anything more than a purely breezy action spectacle that's here to entertain, and nothing more.
On that front, they are successful. The movie's not boring, it delivers what you'd expect it to, and Cena, despite being wooden as an actor, is of course pretty credible when it comes to the physicality of things. It's also fun seeing Robert Patrick ham it up like mad, even if he's really only here for a paycheck.
All in all, this movie's just okay, but it is fun in a goofy 'check your brain' sort of way. It of course could have been better, but it also could have been far, far worse.
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