Hasbro hit cinema screens with its G.I. Joe franchise in 2009, when Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum starred in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, with Tatum returning as Duke opposite Dwayne Johnson in t…
Hasbro hit cinema screens with its G.I. Joe franchise in 2009, when Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum starred inwith Tatum returning as Duke opposite Dwayne Johnson in the 2013 sequel. Now, eight years later, the series is back in a new way, spinning off the popular supporting character and badass ninja warrior Snake Eyes and giving him his own starring stand-alone origin story — not as a white guy as in the books but more properly an Asian character.
The problem looming over this change was that Snake Eyes didn’t speak, supposedly due to some sort of accident where he lost his voice. The answer simply was to take him back to his beginnings, way back, to his childhood and a traumatic moment as he watched his father being murdered. It obviously affected him deeply, and as we cut to the adult Snake Eyes, we see he hasn’t forgotten and makes it a goal to find the person responsible.
Of course every movie like this is going to have its villains, and here it is those seeking to possess a blazing-red diamond-like rock that gives one the ability to wreak havoc and death just by holding it. Although at times at odds with each other, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow need to retrieve it to save the day, but before we get there, we have an inordinate amount of violent confrontation they must endure.
The supporting cast offers up plenty of opportunity for that, including a number of female characters such as the shady villain Baroness , the experienced Scarlett and Akiko . Peter Mensah is amusing as the Blind Master, while Iko Uwais shows his stuff as the Hard Master. Eri Ishida does nicely as Sen, matriarch of the Akashikage family, and oh-so-wise one. Takehiro Hira has his moments as yakuza Kenta, who has a past with Snake Eyes.
The screenplay is by Evan Spiliotopoulos and Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse. Director Robert Schwentke knows never to let up. Producers are Brian Goldner, Eric Howsam and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Apparently it took the combined heft of Paramount, MGM and Skydance to get this off the ground, with Paramount releasing it Friday in theaters. Check out my video review with scenes from the film at the link above.
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