Rotten
Loud, shiny, and critic-proof, this franchise launcher is basically Transformers minus the humanity.
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
When all else fails, they don't.
2009 · 1h 58m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Stephen Sommers
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Stephen Sommers Director
- Dennis Quaid as General Hawk
- Channing Tatum as Duke
- Marlon Wayans as Ripcord
- Sienna Miller as Ana / Baroness
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as The Doctor / Rex
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Breaker
- Christopher Eccleston as McCullen / Destro
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Heavy Duty
- Lee Byung-hun as Storm Shadow
- Rachel Nichols Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Director] Sommers did the first two chaotic Mummy remakes; those play like Tender Mercies compared to this one.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
After a first hour that plays like a bad TV show, Sommers hits his groove with an over-the-top Paris chase sequence that, in turn, leads to an underwater finale that's absurdly overproduced, momentarily diverting, and then instantly forgettable.
Chuck Wilson, Village Voice
Rotten
Sometimes, a film defies conventional narrative and artistic standards so utterly that it seems unfair to judge it by them.... Consider this a tone poem in 40 scraps of dialogue.
Christopher Orr, The New Republic
Rotten
It's just stupid and inept, which are not uncommon traits at the tail end of the summer movie season.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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