The Marine Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

A throwback to all those guilty pleasure action movies.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Gregory KirshlingAdd Critic to Favorites

A delectably bad '80s-style actioner.Read the full review

Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Los Angeles Times | Mark OlsenAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

What follows is serviceable action set to music you'd find in a video game -- or a military ad.Read the full review

The New York Times | Nathan LeeAdd Critic to Favorites

Co-starring as Rome, the ringleader with "intimacy issues," Robert Patrick appears to be enjoying himself. That makes one of us.Read the full review

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