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45 out of 100

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5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  • Starring: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick
  • Summary: A heroic Marine (Cena) returns home after being discharged -- against his will -- from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when his wife (Carlson) is kidnapped by a murderous gang led by the merciless Rome (Patrick). With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    75
    A throwback to all those guilty pleasure action movies.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gregory Kirshling
    58
    A delectably bad '80s-style actioner.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    25
    The movie's prideful silliness makes it semi-watchable in the manner of Saturday afternoon cable flicks like "Delta Force."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 10 out of 22
  1. JonathanS
    10
    The best action movie since Triple X.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  2. GerronK
    6
    The Marine has its problems, a lot of them doing with the acting and its sometimes weird comedic timing, but for the most part it's an entertaining action movie which know well enough not to take itself seriously. I mean, it could be a whole lot worse.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. imthenoob
    3
    Cena wasnt that bad of a lead and the rest of the cast wasnt bad either. However this film is nothing but a generic action film and nothing more. Its pretty disapointing.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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