Storyline
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
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Cast
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Peter Breitmayer, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Joseph, Channing Tatum, Frederic Doss, Jonathan Pryce, Rachel Nichols, Leo Howard, Saïd Taghmaoui, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gerald Okamura, Sienna Miller, Christopher Eccleston, Lee Byung-hun, Ray Park, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Grégory Fitoussi, Brandon Soo Hoo, Karolina Kurkova, David Murray, Brendan Fraser
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Reviews
70
Variety
While thesping is not the main game here, having a cast of bright young things certainly helps, and Quaid gets in a few nice John Wayne-like moments as the no-nonsense boss.
70
The loudest, flashiest, silliest and longest blockbuster in a summer full of long, silly, flashy, loud blockbusters (long and silly "Transformers," flashy and loud "Wolverine").
60
The action is mostly brisk and bracing and the battleground, particularly Cobra's headquarters -- a vast network of tunnels under the polar ice cap -- are wonderfully imagined, as are the futuristic machines at the Joes' disposal. Basically, the Joes are not bad, it's just that they could have been much better with a little less conversation, a little more action.
50
It's hard to deny that the first two-thirds of G.I. Joe is an enjoyable film, especially when graded on the curve of lowered expectations. Compared to other big-budget movies out this summer, it's pretty mediocre.
40
Empire
Bond without the style and Team America without the bellylaughs. The moronic script and nonsensical plot are good for a snicker, though.
