The Marine (2006)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

John Bonito

Writers (WGA):

Michelle Gallagher (story)
Michelle Gallagher (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

Plot Keywords:

Marine | Chase | Diamonds | Iraq War | Discharge

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 24	9:00 PM	FX
Sat. July 25	6:00 PM	FX

Cast

John Cena	...	John Triton
Robert Patrick	...	Rome
Kelly Carlson	...	Kate Triton
Anthony Ray Parker	...	Morgan
Abigail Bianca	...	Angela
Jerome Ehlers	...	Van Buren
Manu Bennett	...	Bennett
Damon Gibson	...	Vescera
Drew Powell	...	Joe
Frank Carlopio	...	Frank
Firass Dirani	...	Al Qaeda Leader
Remi Broadway	...	Marine #1
Steve Harman	...	Marine #2
Damien Bryson	...	Marine #3
Robert Coleby	...	Braun

Also Known As:

Marine (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42214) | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:16 | USA:Unrated (DVD release) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Company:

WWE Films

Trivia:

The movie was actually shot two years before it was released to theaters.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Fire Trucks in South Carolina don't require license plates.

Quotes:

Kate Triton: You're home!
[kisses John]
John Triton: [after making love to her] You all right?
Kate Triton: Yeah... yeah, I just - I can't believe you're here.
[kisses him and hugs him]
Kate Triton: You know the hardest thing... about you leaving was not knowing. You know, not knowing where you were... not knowing if you're coming home... not knowing if I'm gonna get that phone call saying that you wouldn't be.
John Triton: You married a marine, Kate.
Kate Triton: I know it's not gonna be easy for you, John. We'll figure it out together.
John Triton: I'm home now and I'm not goin' anywhere.
Kate Triton: Good. And speaking of that... are you sure about starting this job tomorrow?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Soundtrack:

Chicago Boogie

More unbelievable than Tranporter 2!

But at least Transporter 2 was fun. Robert Patrick is the only actor worth watching in this film, and even he had some wacky forced lines that made no sense. If you've seen the trailer you've seen it all. I'm so serious! I've seen every B movie out there and this is a C for sure! Also being a Marine, I was at first blown away by how pathetic the "Marine" background footage was that they gave Cena. But about 1/3 of the way through this poor excuse for an action film, I was very happy that they had him wear a camouflage Army cover (hat for you non-military types) instead of a cornered Marine issue cover when he saluted that officer because neither he nor his character deserved to wear a Marine uniform. By the way, a high ranking officer would never salute a Sgt. first. It's always the other way around! Apparently there were no real Marine advisers on this movie set. Even if they had all the Marine details in order, the action was extremely stupid and I was left severely disappointed. Neither Cena nor Cena's character in this movie deserve to be called The Marine. One last thing. I've seen some people say the action is so realistic in this film. That is the furthest thing from the truth. I saw at least 300 bullets (I'm not exaggerating either) unloaded into the car Cena was driving during a chase and not a single flat tire as a result. Need I say more!?!