The Marine

Name: The Marine
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: October 13, 2006
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 45
Cast: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick

2006

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THE MARINE

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 13, 2006

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 mostA 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

Director: John Bonito

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 92 min

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San Francisco Chronicle - Peter Hartlaub

A throwback to all those guilty pleasure action movies. Read full review

The A.V. Club - Scott Tobias

While The Marine proves a poor showcase for the charisma-impaired Cena, it's a terrific vehicle for world-class heavy Patrick, who is clearly enjoying himself as the kind of deranged lunatic who interrupts a long string of felonies to confirm the details of his new cable package. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Gregory Kirshling

A delectably bad '80s-style actioner. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Mark Olsen

The Marine is bad in just the right way, a mindless throwaway that's at least smart enough not to take itself too seriously. Read full review

Boston Globe - Wesley Morris

What follows is serviceable action set to music you'd find in a video game -- or a military ad. Read full review

Variety - Joe Leydon

Junky, jokey and sometimes both at once, pic marks yet another attempt by World Wrestling Entertainment to establish one of its burly superstars as a movie lead. Read full review

New York Post - Kyle Smith

The movie's prideful silliness makes it semi-watchable in the manner of Saturday afternoon cable flicks like "Delta Force." Read full review

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JordanS

May 15, 2009

Great movie! It had a All-Star cast!

2 of 3 users found this helpful

HaleyC

Oct 23, 2006

The best action movie in a long time!

1 of 1 users found this helpful

TerryM.

Oct 15, 2006

A surprisingly awesome movie.

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Ven-Wede

Mar 4, 2012

The Marine is a film, strangely, not so much about a United States marine, but about a diamond thief and his cronies, and the crazy hijinks they get up to. Pursuing them is an ex-marine, John Triton, an action hero lifted straight from a Steven Seagal film and thrown head-first into thisThe Marine is a film, strangely, not so much about a United States marine, but about a diamond thief and his cronies, and the crazy hijinks they get up to. Pursuing them is an ex-marine, John Triton, an action hero lifted straight from a Steven Seagal film and thrown head-first into this one. Though Cena has a better physique for beating up criminals, is young enough to perform his scenes without a stand-in, is audible in his line delivery, and is believable in his role; he just doesn't have any of the Seagal charm. Cena is lifeless and unbackable - which is a shame - because the film itself (for the most part) is a lot of good-natured Transporter-style theatrics and 1980s worship. The film can be hella goofy; there are several moments where the dialogue is a little questionable, and there are a few instances of awkward self-awareness - but it can all be put aside considering the entertainment value. If you go into this with the right mindset, it is unlikely you will be disappointed. Lots of things explode (including Cena himself, more than once), and it is often a riot when they do. While this is all fine and dandy, there needs to be even more action. In about the middle of the film there is a noticeable slump; like holding a long piece of rope at both ends at a short distance. The action sequences need not be written or directed any better, they just need to be more frequent. Watching Cena be driven through explosive barrels, wooden huts and plated steel sheds is absolutely hysterical - especially when he comes out of it feeling perfectly fine, but the sad truth is that he doesn't do a whole lot of hurting others; in fact, the only death I can remember being directly from his actions is the final boss' (played by the T-1000, Robert Patrick). Stick The Marine on if you ever feel the need to wallow in action movie nostalgia, or if you have a penchant for things that are so bad they're good.… Expand

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billruller

Mar 29, 2012

I'm not a John Cena fan, but I will give him credit that he's definitely not a bad actor. The cast was pretty good too, I love Patrick Stewart's character. But the downside is the movie itself and the plot. I was lousy, cliche, and no brainer. It doesn't bring up the excitement or the fun ofI'm not a John Cena fan, but I will give him credit that he's definitely not a bad actor. The cast was pretty good too, I love Patrick Stewart's character. But the downside is the movie itself and the plot. I was lousy, cliche, and no brainer. It doesn't bring up the excitement or the fun of it like many action movies do. You can just expect what's gonna happen in a second. The final fight scene was too short, actually all of them are. I do like some of the action scenes, but 1 problem was there was too many explosion scenes. Seriously, I think there was like 7 or 8 of them. I saw this in theaters when I was 14 and was a big John Cena and I liked this movie. Now at the age of 19, and a big movie guy from watching Die Hard, Rambo, Speed, Demolition Man, Terminator, Lethal Weapon, Commando, Robocop, etc. I find this poorly made and putted on the back of the line from many other action films I had fun watching.… Expand

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RickyQ

Oct 19, 2006

I went in with really low expectations but still left upset. I expect action movies to at least be fun but when they start to get repetitive, it ruins the whole movie. [***SPOILERS***] Three buildings blow up with Cena in them or jumping out of them. The only real plus is the couple of I went in with really low expectations but still left upset. I expect action movies to at least be fun but when they start to get repetitive, it ruins the whole movie. [***SPOILERS***] Three buildings blow up with Cena in them or jumping out of them. The only real plus is the couple of chuckles in the film and the car chase sequence. Even if your a Cena fan, stay away!… Expand

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RichardC.

Oct 13, 2006

Worst movie ever! It's even worse than a Van Damme direct-to-video flick. There's no surprise in this movie. Everything in this movie has been done better before.

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