Boys and their Toys: G.I. Joe Review
As it often is with action remakes of children superheroes, GI Joe received a bad vibe from critics. However, I found the movie to be extremely entertaining and well done. There are aircrafts, hand to hand combat, ninja stars, sword fights, submarines, nuclear missiles, all sorts of guns, and who could forget those halo super human enhancement suits. And they managed to do it all under 2 hours. Micheal Bay take note!
This is not to say that the movie is perfect. The ending leaves some major question marks, and although it signifies there will definitely be a sequel, it could have used some closure. I have a feeling that my girlfriend would not have enjoyed this movie as much as I did as it is surely targeted for the male audience. I admit that I never followed the GI Joe cartoon as a kid so I have no idea if it depicts the timeline properly, but after some wikipedia-ing, it seems to follow the story fairly close.
But overall, it was action filled from front to end with flashbacks that were tastefully done. Marlon Wayans provided some good humour to support Channing Tatum’s always serious look, and Sienna Miller…wow. I would definitely recommend it to any dude out there in search of a good action flick or any girl who’s a fan of Channing Tatum.
