Product: The Marine (Unrated Edition) (2006)
Rating: 3.0
Marineanator
This guy is almost cut like Schwarzenegger but has no sense of humor. Decent action like some of Arnold's early works (e.g. Commando and Red Heat), but not the best acting just like them. If you got a couple hours to blow and want to see a new action movie this will fit the bill. I suggest rental as this does not have alot of replayability in my book. Even my two young stepsons that were Marines weren't impressed. A good popcorn no brainer action movie. If you own any of Schwarzenegger's movies your time would be better spent watching them again. Don't get me wrong I really hope that Cena's career in movies will continue. With time I'm sure his acting will improve as Schwartzenegger's did. Let's face it the movie had potential if the acting was better or they threw in more comedy. About the only funny thing in the movie was when one of the bad guys says, "He's like the Terminator", when talking about the Marine, and then Robert Patrick, who played a Terminator in "Terminator 2" gives a steely glance at him. If this turns out to be the only movie Cena makes I have to vote for "Chill Factor" with Skeet Ulrich or "Firestorm" with Howie Long over this one. If they had added in more humor I think it would have worked better.Story Synopsis: A decorated Marine is discharged for disobeying orders for not leaving a man behind against orders. His first day on the job as a security guard he throws a man through the window and is fired. His wife and him take a vacation and she is taken hostage when robbers are identified by police at a gas station. The Marine chases them to get his wife back. Lots of carnage ensues as police, innocent bystanders, and criminals are butchered and slain.