The Marine (PG-13)
WWE star is no Rock; violent actioner falls flat.
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- Studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox
- Directed By: John Bonito
- Cast: Robert Patrick, John Cena, Kelly Carlson
- Running Time: 093 minutes
- Release Date: 10/13/2006
- Video/DVD Release Date: 02/13/2007
- Genre: Action/adventure
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- MPAA Explanation: for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language.
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the idea of breaking laws in order to achieve seemingly moral ends. While John's determination to rescue Kate is admirable, what do you think of his refusal to follow rules while making his outlaw opponents look "pathetic" or "crazy"? Do the ends ever justify the means? Also, how does the movie set up a specific conflict between Kate and Angela, so that the "girls" are set apart from the "boys" as adversaries? How does the movie use humor to diminish the effects of its violence (for example, Morgan as a butt for homophobic and racist jokes and Rome for Terminator jokes)?
Message
Social Behavior:
Homophobic humor; a black thief repeatedly discusses racism ("always blame the black man"), and his associates repeatedly call him "crazy" bad jewel thieves, corrupt detective, and an extremely upright marine who breaks multiple rules and laws to achieve his ends.
Consumerism:
Coca Cola logo, Miller beer labels.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Beer drinking, cop car's bumper sticker refers to "drug dealer."
Violence
Frequent explosions (vehicles and buildings); weapons include guns (shotguns, handguns, automatic), hatchet, grenades, knives, hammers, chainsaw, shoulder-mounted missile; bloody WWE-style fights, with stomping, kicking, body-slamming, and bodies leaping or thrown through glass or wooden walls; first scene shows blindfolded hostages in Iraq who are about to be killed when John roars in to save them; alligators grab one villain's body; women's fight includes kicking, punching, hair-pulling; woman nearly drowns handcuffed inside a submerged truck; badly burned villain attacks hero, who breaks his neck with a huge chain; at least three allusions to the rape in Deliverance.
Sex
Brief sex scene in bedroom (romantic/silhouetted upper bodies) and on kitchen counter (wife in bra and panties, husband in boxers); a shot through a woman's black-stockinged legs as she seduces her lover; women wear tight, cleavage-revealing tops; villain propositions female hostage; climactic clinch/kiss when the hero rescues his wife.
Language
One "f--k," plus two or more uses of assorted other profanity ("bastard," "bitch," "hell," "s--t," "son of a bitch," "damn," "ass").
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Cynthia Fuchs
Is it any good?
The difference is that the Terminator movies featured knotty time-travel storylines, as well as complicated, engaging characters, while The Marine settles for action pieces performed by broad character types. In other words, it's a lot like a night of wrestling.
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