G.I. Joe Retaliation

Actors:  Dwayne Johhnson, Jonathan Pryce, Adrianne Palicki, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum
Rating:  7 out of 10, Pretty much what you would expect and I can see why it was delayed so long. It was kind of a fun mess. They obviously couldn’t figure out where to go with it and so it was all over the place. A couple of the big stars are just shoe horned into the plot for brief appearances while the newcomers, Rock and Adrienne Palicki, take on major roles. Luckily this kind of stuff is right down Rock’s alley and Palicki once again shows some real screen presence as well as wearing the hell out of a red dress. There were a couple of really memorable scenes (other than the red dress), like the ninja fight in the Himalayas(hey, we’re talking GI Joe here), but overall this comes out as kind of flat and formulaic.
MVP:  Rock as Roadblock, apt titling

Because I Made Such a Big Deal About it