Product: The Marine (Unrated Edition) (2006)
Rating: 1.0
Vince Is Walking Three Steps Behind, Again
You really have to give it up to wrestling promoter Vince McMahon. He has failed miserably with the WBF, XFL and programs on MTV & he couldn't sell a quality meal in New York City. So Vince now tries that magic business touch in the film industry. Huh?It appears that Vince has just a little jealousy towards "The Rock," Dwayne Johnson, and his great success making movies to the point where he doesn't need to do any bumps for the WWE and the McMahon family. Granted, Vince receives a nice sum of cash for Johnson's wrestling moniker to be used for movies, but that just isn't enough.And where Johnson has long-since passed up the 1980s-styled superhero genre, here comes Vince lumbering along in his powerwalk with his answer to The Rock, John Cena. Yes, that John Cena who was going to be a hip-hop star; until he proved that he has no hip and zero hop in his mic skills.But have a script comparable with Sylvester Stallone's ridiculous Rambo character - with Cena's mannerisms that could be termed as the nephew to the fictional tough-guy - blow all kinds of things up and Vince is in business. Hardly.The first weekend in theaters, October 13-15, 2006, The Marine did a tepid $7 million in box office sales and then sank faster than a pay-per-view main event featuring Fit Finlay.Cena plays his WWE role well, but he isn't a real actor. Vince is a wrestling promoter who has failed each time he has stepped outside the family business. The Marine was produced 20-plus years too late to have anyone but the biggest WWE Cena fans taking time to see it in theaters.And Vince better keep that cozy economic reality in mind for the next flick.