The Marine 2

I didn't expect much when I was given this movie to watch since it was a WWE movie. But I did have some optimism since Ted Dibiease was the main actor as he has shown he is a great actor in the WWE ring. I did not get to watch the original Marine but I believe the stories are not related and that it is just a sequel in the sense that it is about another particular Marine.

Well now to the movie, it started off with a bang and it made me glued to the screen thinking good things will continue to happen in this movie. Unfortunately the movie slowly dipped down due to the long time it took for the story to pick up the pace after the beautiful intro. But post-interval the movie picked up to its action roots, and the action looked believable which is a rarity in movies these days. Dibiease was able to showcase his acting talents through facial expressions as he did not have many lines that a main actor would.

Had the directer been better able to tighten the plot and the writers been able to write better dialogue preferably for Joe (Ted Dibiease) the movie would have done much better since it had good action and a decent story albeit some loopholes.

If you are interested in watching a good action movie to entertain you then I suggest you go rent this or buy it. If your interested in something with a great story with powerful dialogues then you may wanna give it a miss. I give this movie a 6.8/10.

It wasn't too bad even though didn't go into it expecting too much. Dibiase's acting was OK. He didn't have many lines. No worse than the acting in most other action flicks. He wasn't as stiff an actor as John Cena. Enjoyable action flick. Worth a shot. Storyline was what you would expect. Camera work was good. Dibiase did kick some butt. Never saw the original Marine. Even though is part 2 do not believe has anything to do with the original. Should have given it a different title. Dibiase could have a future in this kind of genre after wrestling. The bad guys were pretty bad even though the reason for there actions were a little weak.

As much as I like Die-Hard-style action movies, I never go into them expecting a masterpiece. They're usually cheesy, endlessly similar and useful only as an entertaining escapist diversion. This one doesn't break the mold.

That said, it's not bad. There's some really quite accomplished cinematography on display, and obviously some highly skilled people working on the production. Some of the gun battles are shot in an exciting and dynamic way. The acting varies a little, but nobody lets the side down.

The fights are good and Ted DiBiase Jr acquits himself well. His role is not colourfully written, he's a run-of-the-mill, vanilla flavoured action hero. In fact, this entire movie is about as unimaginative as they get, presumably having been plotted by a computer that generates the storyline by choosing generic plot points, locations and characters at random.

So despite the linear nature of the plotting, and the fact that it went a bit wonky in the last 30 minutes, it's worth a bash. Especially if you like to see terrorists get shot, stabbed, punched, impaled, blown up and otherwise molested.

You'll need to overlook the usual (comparatively) low-budget action movie silliness, and some slightly jarring video effects during one section, but on the whole this is a fairly well made example of the genre. All it needed was a bit of a creative spark at the scripting level to elevate it to seven stars or better.

I was expecting something weak and lame like the wwe's Direct to video production Behinds enemy lines Colombia but this its far Way better. Good photography, entertaining action and a decent acting. Ted Dibiasi do it well and Michael Rooker play well his part. I love action films and more those how lead the 80's action flicks and this was a decent surprise. WWE can make entertaining action films, they need to get more average directors like this one. Special effects are very well and music too.

this is the proof that whit less money you could make a decent entreating action.

M2 is an enjoyable, action-packed, suspenseful movie with exciting scenes and vibrant cinematography (the shots of the island resort were wish-I-was-there breath-taking). It does deserve its R-rating as the violence to and from the terrorists can be brutal at times.

What I liked most is Ted's acting allows you to truly sympathize with Joe (Ted Dibiase) and how he'd do anything to get his wife back. Joe (Ted) is not an over-the-top, emotional, screaming-maniac Marine hero; he keeps his cool, which is quite refreshing.

I hope WWE does more of these action movies, and I look forward to seeing Ted in more of them. M2 went straight to video; yet, it was much better than some of the WWE films that came out in theaters.

M2 is a good addition to your movie library. Will be watching this movie again.