G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Director: Stephen Sommers

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

I’m a big Stephen Sommers fan and I love action movies. Unfortunately for ‘G.I. Joe’ the annoying, unnecessary humor ruined even the most spectacular action scenes. And the action was spectacular indeed! The opening scene was sensational.

The characters are shallow and the film filled with so many flaws. Byung-Hun Lee was by far the best actor in this film, and also the most interesting character, Storm Shadow. The visual effects are also very inconsistent. Some moments are great, and some are really, really bad. Some action sequences are so overdone that it blows all reality out of the water.

I enjoyed the action sequences, but not the film in general, and one I probably won’t be watching again in a hurry.