The Marine
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
A throwback to all those guilty pleasure action movies. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
While The Marine proves a poor showcase for the charisma-impaired Cena, it's a terrific vehicle for world-class heavy Patrick, who is clearly enjoying himself as the kind of deranged lunatic who interrupts a long string of felonies to confirm the details of his new cable package. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirshling
A delectably bad '80s-style actioner. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Lunkheaded but entertaining action flick. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The film's saving grace are its fast pacing and generous doses of humor, the latter of which is mostly provided by Robert Patrick's sly delivery of the many wisecracks doled out by his villainous character. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
Tongues are planted firmly in cheek; it’s impossible to endorse a full price ticket, but fans of campy action should check this out. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Granted, this movie is unlikely to threaten "The Departed" at Oscar time. But for mindless entertainment, you could do a lot worse. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
What follows is serviceable action set to music you'd find in a video game -- or a military ad. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
Junky, jokey and sometimes both at once, pic marks yet another attempt by World Wrestling Entertainment to establish one of its burly superstars as a movie lead. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
The Marine is bad in just the right way, a mindless throwaway that's at least smart enough not to take itself too seriously. Read full review
40
Film ThreatPhil Hall
What’s a muscular guy like John Cena doing in a flabby movie like this? This connect-the-dots action-adventure may appeal to undemanding ten-year-old boys but will bore everyone else. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Co-starring as Rome, the ringleader with "intimacy issues," Robert Patrick appears to be enjoying himself. That makes one of us. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleJosh Rosenblatt
Patrick leaves no scenery unchewed, and, in doing so, he gives life to an otherwise by-the-book script and proves once again that in Hollywood, it’s usually the bad guys who turn out to be the best characters. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
The movie's prideful silliness makes it semi-watchable in the manner of Saturday afternoon cable flicks like "Delta Force." Read full review
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