...rarely, if ever, as engrossing or engaging as its seemingly foolproof premise might’ve indicated.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 16, 2024

John Cena didnt want to be in this and I didnt want to be watching it

| Mar 22, 2022

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 20, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 22, 2007

It's a shame that The Marine did not receive a theatrical release in Australia. Not only was much of it shot here, but as an action popcorn adventure, it has reasonable merit.

| Jul 20, 2007

Some crazed jewel thieves get trigger-happy in a gas station, and kidnap John Cena's wife. This is useful, as it adds the dangerous excitement of having an angry pro-wrestler chase them through South Carolina forests.

Full Review | Mar 15, 2007

The story is minimal and the action is preposterous, but it doesn't try to be much else.

| Mar 12, 2007

Derivative in the extreme, but some good stunt work and humorous touches make it a lot more tolerable than it could have been.

| Original Score: C | Feb 11, 2007

It has the air of garbage, but is kind of cute, despite the awful dialogue.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.3/5 | Nov 27, 2006

The Marine subscribes to the notion that there's no such thing as a gratuitous explosion.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 23, 2006

It is not particularly a bad film. It is just nothing special.

| Original Score: C | Nov 13, 2006

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 30, 2006

| Original Score: C- | Oct 21, 2006

The Marine often feels like an oddball black comedy about a dysfunctional band of sociopaths, just masquerading as an action movie about one tough ex-Marine.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 20, 2006

Cena's dialogue is held to a monosyllabic minimum...

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 20, 2006

There are people who will see "The Marine" just because it features John Cena, and those people will not be disappointed: The movie does, in fact, feature John Cena.

| Original Score: D | Oct 19, 2006

Brimming with testosterone, "The Marine" explodes and punches its way onto the screen.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 18, 2006

A delectably bad '80s-style actioner.

| Original Score: C+ | Oct 18, 2006

So bad that it's very nearly sublime.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 18, 2006

The Marine settles for action pieces performed by broad character types. In other words, it's a lot like a night of wrestling.

| Oct 17, 2006