The Marine (2006)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

John Bonito

Writers (WGA):

Michelle Gallagher (story)
Michelle Gallagher (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

Plot Keywords:

Burn Victim | Underwater | Thrown Through Glass Door | Slow Motion | Burning Man

Cast

John Cena	...	John Triton
Robert Patrick	...	Rome
Kelly Carlson	...	Kate Triton
Anthony Ray Parker	...	Morgan
Abigail Bianca	...	Angela
Jerome Ehlers	...	Van Buren
Manu Bennett	...	Bennett
Damon Gibson	...	Vescera
Drew Powell	...	Joe
Frank Carlopio	...	Frank
Firass Dirani	...	Al Qaeda Leader
Remi Broadway	...	Marine #1
Steve Harman	...	Marine #2
Damien Bryson	...	Marine #3
Robert Coleby	...	Braun

Also Known As:

Marine (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language.

Runtime:

Philippines:90 min | Argentina:93 min | USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42214) | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:16 | USA:Unrated (DVD release) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Company:

WWE Films

Trivia:

On the back of the cop car at the ManZe gas station, the bumper reads "Donated by your local drug dealer."

Goofs:

Factual errors: South Carolina does not require front plates on vehicles. All the cars show a rear and front plates from South Carolina.

Quotes:

TV Service rep: [on Rome's cell] You've been approved!
Rome: Great! This include the premium channels and the sports package, right?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Mad TV: (#12.3)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Tonight

More unbelievable than Tranporter 2!

But at least Transporter 2 was fun. Robert Patrick is the only actor worth watching in this film, and even he had some wacky forced lines that made no sense. If you've seen the trailer you've seen it all. I'm so serious! I've seen every B movie out there and this is a C for sure! Also being a Marine, I was at first blown away by how pathetic the "Marine" background footage was that they gave Cena. But about 1/3 of the way through this poor excuse for an action film, I was very happy that they had him wear a camouflage Army cover (hat for you non-military types) instead of a cornered Marine issue cover when he saluted that officer because neither he nor his character deserved to wear a Marine uniform. By the way, a high ranking officer would never salute a Sgt. first. It's always the other way around! Apparently there were no real Marine advisers on this movie set. Even if they had all the Marine details in order, the action was extremely stupid and I was left severely disappointed. Neither Cena nor Cena's character in this movie deserve to be called The Marine. One last thing. I've seen some people say the action is so realistic in this film. That is the furthest thing from the truth. I saw at least 300 bullets (I'm not exaggerating either) unloaded into the car Cena was driving during a chase and not a single flat tire as a result. Need I say more!?!