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Overblown in every possible way, The Marine is either so bad it's good or just really, really bad.
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All Critics (46) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (37) | DVD (7)
The Marine subscribes to the notion that there's no such thing as a gratuitous explosion. Nov 23, 2006 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
The Marine subscribes to the notion that there's no such thing as a gratuitous explosion.
Nathan Rabin
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. Oct 20, 2006 | Rating: B-
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.
Scott Tobias
A delectably bad '80s-style actioner. Oct 18, 2006 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
A delectably bad '80s-style actioner.
Gregory Kirschling
A happy surprise. Oct 16, 2006
A happy surprise.
Elizabeth Weitzman
A movie so dumb it may actually cause brain damage. Oct 16, 2006
A movie so dumb it may actually cause brain damage.
Jim Slotek
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. Oct 16, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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.
Mark Olsen
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. Jul 20, 2007 | Full Review…
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.
Urban Cinefile Critics
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. Mar 15, 2007
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.
Mark Palermo
The story is minimal and the action is preposterous, but it doesn't try to be much else. Mar 12, 2007 | Full Review…
The story is minimal and the action is preposterous, but it doesn't try to be much else.
Ryan Cracknell
Derivative in the extreme, but some good stunt work and humorous touches make it a lot more tolerable than it could have been. Feb 11, 2007 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Derivative in the extreme, but some good stunt work and humorous touches make it a lot more tolerable than it could have been.
Chuck O'Leary
It has the air of garbage, but is kind of cute, despite the awful dialogue. Nov 27, 2006 | Rating: 2.3/5
It has the air of garbage, but is kind of cute, despite the awful dialogue.
Eric Lurio
It is not particularly a bad film. It is just nothing special. Nov 13, 2006 | Rating: C | Full Review…
It is not particularly a bad film. It is just nothing special.
Robert Roten
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WWE Films wanted to give someone other than The Rock or Stone Cold a shot at being in the movie, so they picked their poster boy John Cena, which is probably one of the better people they could have picked to headline a mediocre, yet very entertaining action movie. 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.
This was cool! But nothing more, and the action is pretty awesome!
Cena did a great job. i was impressed. It was a good movie for what it was. Patrick really did a good job.
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