The Marine
Tags: good versus evil, violence, comedy, action, murder

Plot synopsis:
In Iraq, John Triton (John Cena) of the United States Marine Corps is closing in on an al-Qaeda hideout, where a group of terrorists are preparing to behead several hostages. Disregarding direct orders to wait for reinforcement, Triton attacks the extremists and rescues the hostages. The next morning, his colonel informs Triton that he is being honorably discharged for disobeying direct orders.
Home from Iraq, Triton finds it hard to settle back into normal life. He is fired from his job as a security guard for using excessive force on an employee's ex-boyfriend and his bodyguards. Triton's wife Kate (Kelly Carlson) decides the two need a vacation to help Triton adjust to his new life. Meanwhile, criminal Rome (Robert Patrick) robs a jewelry store with his gang: girlfriend Angela (Abigail Bianca), Morgan (Anthony Ray Parker), Vescera (Damon Gibson), and Bennett (Manu Bennett). Rome is in collusion with an anonymous partner, with whom he is planning on sharing the profits from the diamonds. On the run, the gang stops at a gas station where Triton and Kate have stopped. When two policemen arrive to buy gas, Morgan shoots and kills one of the officers, causing Rome to shoot the other officer while Angela kills the gas station attendant. When Triton reacts to Kate being kidnapped, Bennett knocks him out. Triton regains consciousness and gives chase in the policemen's car. The chase leads to a lake, where Triton falls out of the patrol car and into the lake, seemingly to his death.
Rome and his gang walk through a swamp to avoid the police. Kate tries to escape several times. Triton emerges from the lake to find Detective Van Buren, who is pursuing the gang. Van Buren denies Triton permission to pursue the gang, but Triton heads into the swamp anyway. After an altercation between Morgan and Vescera, Rome decides to kill Vescera. Rome gets a call from his anonymous partner, and Rome tells him that he intends to cut the partner out of the deal.
The gang arrives at a lodge and decide to rest there for the time being. Meanwhile, Triton is kidnapped by two fugitives who believe he is a police officer looking for them. He subdues them and tracks the gang to the lodge. He kills Morgan and Bennett then drags the bodies under the lodge, where he again meets Detective Van Buren.
Kate rushes out of the lodge, but Angela attacks and recaptures her. Meanwhile, Triton enters the lodge and finds himself face-to-face with Rome and his gun. Van Buren enters the room but points his gun at Triton, revealing himself to be the anonymous partner. Rome opens fire on Triton, who uses Van Buren as a human shield, killing him. Rome makes his escape and joins up with Angela and Kate before firing at a gasoline tank and blowing up the lodge. Triton makes a narrow escape, having been blown into the swamp.
Rome escapes in Van Buren's car, but abandons it due to a police tracking device. Angela seduces then kills a truck driver for his truck. Triton is arrested by a marine patrol officer, but steals the officer's vessel after handcuffing him. He races to the marina that is Rome's destination, jumping on Rome's truck, throwing Angela into the windshield of an oncoming bus, killing her and spilling the diamonds. Rome scrapes Triton off the truck by driving into the side of a building, careening through a warehouse, then leaps out just before the truck crashes into a lake. Triton then stumbles out, leaving Rome in the fiery warehouse, then rescues Kate, who is drowning in the truck. A badly-burned Rome returns and tries to choke Triton with a chain. Triton kills Rome by breaking his neck with the chain. The film ends with Triton and Kate kissing as the police arrive.

Review: 1 for Kelly Carlson and her hair, 1 for Robert Patrick and his lines, 1 for the guns, fights and explosions, 1 for the cat-fight and 1 for giving me hope that one day someone will give me a multimillion dollar budget to make my own action movie..
I wouldn't have minded if the characters had simply begun shooting themselves, just so that we'd all be put out of our misery.I wanted this to be a fun movie - I like a fun, cheesy action film as much as the next person - but this movie didn't even try.
Cena's acting made the Marine hard to watch.Also, When a movie sucks, the only resort to try and win over people is to....yep, explosions.
The Marine is just a silly film by WWE simply to entertain it's fan base and further it's empire.For one to judge The Marine you need to take into account that this film was intended to entertain action fans with a no brainer,cheesy,action,popcorn flick and as a popcorn flick The Marine succeeds.John Cena is actually a good actor and he played his invincible,heroic,one man strike force character to perfection as did Robert Patrick with his absolutely hilarious character.The Marine has the most unbelievable stunts and at some times they are almost unbearably bad.The fight sequences are great,very intense,very hardcore, but the explosions and special effects are brutally unrealistic and cheesy.The film also has some of the most annoying,campy,corny, dialog ever captured on film.It's so bad you feel like you're re-watching 1997's Batman and Robin.As a follower of pro wrestling I'm aware that John Cena currently has a love/hate relationship with WWE fans.Females and Adolescents love Cena while Males hate him.My guess is that The Marine was made in order to change male fans opinions by making an action film that generally appeals to them.However judging by the overall IMDb rating WWE failed to do so.I wouldn't necessarily say THe Marine is a bad film but it is incomparable and can't compete with mainstream action films like The Transporter,Crank,or District B13 however if you enjoy direct to DVD action flicks that have a thin storyline but some great action scenes like Special Forces or Belly Of The Beast than The Marine is more suited to you.It's definitely not the worst film ever made and I think for the most part it's because it doesn't take itself seriously and admits it's a popcorn flick.Overall The Marine is just silly action much like wrestling and much like wrestling the characters are whacky and at times unbelievable..
First, the whole story line with the Marine Corps is very unrealistic (don't want to spoil anything here), there a lot of big explosions, but acting is just very wooden.
WWE champion John Cena makes his acting debut in WWE Films' "The Marine".
The Marine does what it was meant to, it entertains the audience with unrealistic action and explosions.John Cena can not act outside of the squared circle.
Everything in this movie is amazing from the acting to the directing to the special affects I think John Cena should win some type of award for this film.
There are a lot of muscular leading actors these days like Vin Diesel, The Rock, and Michael Clarke Duncan but none of them compare to John Cena.This movie has everything in it like some of the GREATEST fight scenes and it's even a good love movie.
Cue one semi-sex scene, at the start of which I was thinking, "Can this get any worse?" and then - as if by magic - we were spared the senseless soft porn and the film picked up.Cena takes a job as a security guard but things don't work out as planned (though they're certainly entertaining), and he and his wife decide to take some time away from it all.Cute.Oh, wait, because Cena - just coming back from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, which saw him being dismissed from the Core - has seen too much sand lately (or words to that effect) and they opt for a trip to the mountains instead - a decision which leads to his wife being taken hostage by a group of diamond smugglers with a penchant for killing people at random.It's all been fun up to this point (if only somebody would have re-edited the title and chopped off the opening scene) and the tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top action suddenly goes into over-drive - much to my complete satisfaction.Unrealistic?
Take it all with the extra pinch of salt it was intended to be seen with and you might just even find yourself enjoying it too.Oh, and in what other films does one hear terrific lines like, "Does everything have to be racial with you?"In order to know what I mean by that, you'll just have to watch it, but it's something I've expressed in the past to many a lip-kissing sound, so kudos for leaving the great satire in..
You know what you are going to get before you hit the play button and your not disappointed.I hope John Cena will struggle on and take the old school action back to the screen!.
As a fan of John Cena I was looking forward to seeing this movie, while its not a perfect 10 blockbuster it has lot of redeeming qualities that make it a joy to watch, one of which is the twisted humor shown by the robbers that makes you almost feel guilty for laughing.
Cena, much like Stallone or Schwarzanegger, isn't going to win any awards or dramatic leads, but as far as action films go his acting was solid.
Enormous potential for a funny trash movie.If you read some of the best reviews here you'll find a lot of hilarious comments like "John Cena is an excellent actor".
If this guy was serious, and the way he wrote it would imply so, then we're in dire need of some obligatory school lessons about funny action movies 2) Pure '80 fun.
Because "The Marine", an action movie starring John Cena, Robert Partick, Kelly Carlson and some other useless wannabe actors doesn't even try to be ironic or make fun of itself as it should; in fact, it tries to be a serious action movie.
It's wonderfully bad.The film stars WWE "Superstar" John Cena, portraying ex-Marine John Triton, who has recently been discharged following a messy mission in which he disobeyed direct orders.
And Robert Patrick makes for a deliciously hate-able villain whose just too much fun on-screen.But really, that's where the "quality" ends and the wonderful camp- factor begins.From the opening credits- a hilariously over-the-top "patriotic" bit of animation of Triton giving a superhuman-speed salute atop a massive American flag- you know this film is either trying way too hard or not hard enough...
The constant nature of the explosions becomes so hilarious, you could easily turn it into a drinking game and get well-and-plastered, because I'm not joking- just about ever other scene ends with a massive fireball explosion.Add to that cringe-worthy dialog (just wait till you hear the "Rock Candy" exhange), wonky CGI, bad effects work and some really laughably bad performances by supporting actors, and you have a recipe for disaster.But somehow (I'm guessing because of the entertainingly-bad explosions and action), that disaster becomes a beautiful visage of camp- awfulness.I give "The Marine" an 8 out of 10 just for the rampant laughs it supplies audiences.
if the last was what you expected then you where very lucky, This film is plain dumb popcorn entertainment, just as it should be, i really can enjoy a good movie, but at the times i like over the top action like this one here!
great fun too watch, it serves its purpose maximum, a brainless action movie for guys with lots of shooting.
The Marine is a perfect action film because the pulse-pounding sequences lean toward clarity, and keep up an exhilarating speed without letting things slow down and get boring.The Marine cranks the dial up to comic book proportions making the action much bigger and better then the average action flick.One of its defining characteristics is that it all looks very real and the acting feels very real and genuine.John Cena brings his trademark charisma and street thug antics to the film that wouldn't be nearly as entertaining without those characteristics.Basically this film is for people who want an adrenaline rush.It's a live-action video game that action fans who don't mind a few explosions will find entertaining..
Good old action movie, basic plot but not much time wasted on it, patriotic and above all FUN!
The acting was actually not so bad considering this was Cena's first movie he did a good job.
I mean really when you watch you'll notice that most of Cena's scene's are pretty short simply because of his limited acting experience on the big screen, but when he is there he's pretty darn good I thought.
John Cena and Robert Patrick perform admirably in their respective good guy, bad guy roles.
Maybe if you like pure action movies, just seeing stuff blow up and car chases, I'd tell you that you could find better things on YouTube.
I'll look for authenticity in high art films like Flags of our Fathers, but not in action flicks.I think The Marine is fun and highly entertaining.
Starting the charismatic John Cena who is perfect in his role, John Triton (or The Terminator you may call),with great supporting roles like Kelly Carlson and Robert Patrick.
The acting was great in this movie and john cena really surprised me with this debut effort.
I'm a WWE fan, but I rate the movies honestly, I give The Marine an 8 because it is a non-stop action movie, with a good storyline, and it has some really creative, original and awesome scenes...
Also, don't judge the movie on whether or not you like John Cena as a wrestler...it's definitely worth watching, WWE fan or not....
I M an action film enthusiast,and i v seen a lot of actions really go bad with all the action muddled up-and the action sequences tailgated by lack of decorum-example,how come john cena ,isn't fractured by the hail of bullets coming from the bad guys in front?and then how come,Robert Patrick isn't whipped to high heavens in the car bomb explosion?i rate it one of the best films for this year!it made no 6 on the box office America-despite the former criticism-and,who cares if they didn't use or utilize a real marine -to help keep the plot seamlessly flawless?i think Americans are beguiled by too much action-and this film is merely a representation of that violent-flick culture-the visual effects and the stunts,story line,acting,and the action-fight sequences are all merely symbolic of a culture that refuses to die hard-so,its one heck of a movie-really believable-and for both CENA,and Bonito-both first-timers-i give it an adrenaline charged thumbs up!.
I think that John Cena did a really great job in making this movie.
All of you people have no damn taste in movies the marine is one of the best movies i have seen in a long time storyline was good everyone was good in it and the action was awesome i don't know where you people come from talking about how this was a bad movie it was an awesome movie you don't know what its like trying to please a bunch of snotty nosed rednecks who think they know everything about everything try watching the whole movie before you start judging people scenes and story lines because personally john cena played a great role in the movie and people don't give him credit where credit is due because it takes a lot of guts to do what he does everyday in the ring and what he did in this movie to please ungrateful people so from now on keep ya negative comments to yourself.
My hubby and I were just floored by the bad lines and obvious jokes, and we kept saying "WHAT?!" We are not WWF fans, so we had no idea who John Cena was, and I am sorry to read so MANY posts by Marines of the inaccuracies in the portrayal of (stupidly simple things!!)stuff the writers/director got wrong.
(I love a good bad "B" movie) My big disappointment was that Robert Patrick did not utter this line when his men failed to kill our hero: "Do I have to turn myself into a knife and kill him myself?" or "I was once made of liquid metal.
This is an action thriller meant just for fun....not to convey social messages, except maybe - never join hands with criminals.WWE star John Cena plays John, ex marine fired from the army because he disobeys orders to save prisoners in Iraq.
On return, unemployed John soon gets hooked on a chase, going after ruthless diamond thieves who have taken his wife as hostage and will stop at nothing to save her.The story is very simple, acting is good, action scenes are well shot and very fast moving.
I have, perhaps sadly, seen far worse than The Marine in my time.John Cena seems a little ill at ease at first but grows into the character of John Triton(I have to admit that is a pretty cool name)in the latter two thirds of the film.
I personally like John Cena, but the movie itself really isn't that great.
If you like big fire balls you will love this movie..plus John doesn't look too bad either..
What makes this a great action movie is that it's so over the top, but acts like it's the most natural thing in the world.
Full of action I enjoyed this film by John Cena it shows how good of an actor he really it.
i went to see this movie on the day it started.it was the best movie i have seen in along time.i loved it with all the action.it was worth paying the high cost of the movie ticket.it is an must see movie once the movie starts you will not want to take your eyes off of it.when it comes out on DVD i am planning to buy it.that is how awesome it was.John Cena was an awesome actor with a lot of talent.with him doing most of his stunts he done himself.it was so unbelievable.i was shocked that the theater where the marine was playing wasn't packed like i thought it would be.but that doesn't matter i loved it.and planning to buy it when it comes out on DVD..
The fact that Rome's plans kept changing and becoming increasingly unjustifiable and more stupid as the movie progressed annoyed me (along with his unbelievable persistence to keep the wife alive despite her being the most detrimental thing to their plans since their moronic conception).I won't reveal anything but the ending was ludicrous to the point of hilarity, however I fear the writers intended us to accept it seriously (though it makes the fact that John Cena jumps (or unrealistically throws someone into) almost every prop imaginable seem almost plausible).The only reason I watched this movie in its entirety was because I wanted to see Robert Patrick play out this bad guy and I had already paid the 50c to rent the movie (in hindsight; not worth it).
Okay John Cena is not what call a great actor, but I do admire him for trying to give a somewhat descent performance in this movie, and not play the character has one dimensional, has most of these action heroes would be.
Former Marine John Triton(John Cena) is having trouble adjusting to civilian life, so he and his beautiful wife Kate(Kelly Carlson) decide to take a trip, but when stop at a gas station, they come across a group of thieves led by Rome(Robert Patrick).
The Marine starring John Cena, Robert Patrick and Kelly Carlson, is an absolutely brilliant film with awesome action, tension and excellent acting.
The film has absolutely brilliant acting by John Cena as John Triton, Robert Patrick (who acted as the T1000 in Terminator 2) as bad guy Rome and Kelly Carlson as Kate Triton, the wife of John Triton.
It kinda funny that i already watched all The Marine movies except the original starring John Cena when other fan says it the best of the series.When it come to the action this movie just as entertaining as you expected to be.The action scene is big and loud,John Cena as a action hero is bad-ass and the most important is the Robert Patrick is way more memorable than those mediocre villain later on in the sequels.The problem is this movie need to be rated-R.
Cena plays John Triton, a Marine, who begins the film on a mission.
However, the years have gone by and my tastes have matured, and I must say, this defines the word "overblown." It's not half-bad as a popcorn flick as long as you turn your brain COMPLETELY off.I really like John Cena the wrestler, but as an actor (at least in this movie), he isn't anything too special.
Patrick adds some humour here and there and Anthony Ray Parker gives a surreal explanation why he does not like rock candy.The film has some big explosions which are very well done, there are some good action scenes which I expect Cena to excel at but he brings actually no personality to the film.
One of those so-bad-its-awesome movies; action packed with thousands of bullets, big explosions, big hero and some funny lines from the bad guys, who ended up being very entertaining especially Robert Patrick.
During a shootout, they steal John's car and take his wife as a hostage.WWE is making action movies, and it delivers exactly what you'd expect.
Robert Patrick is just the man for the role of the "bad guy." John Cena is just what you would expect of a marine.
John Cena's MARINE revives cheesy old action flicks without a whole lot of fun..