"The Marine" (2006) was a surprisingly good action movie produced by WWE which also starred a wrestler named John Cena in his debut. Since than he's made "12 rounds" but he did not sign up for "Marine 2".
So I did not have high expectations on this one, now starring WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. in his debut. This time directed by the Dutchman Roel Reine (Pistol Whipped, one of the better Seagal flicks in the last 5 years), "The Marine 2" is surprisingly good entertainment. DiBiase Jr. can be compared with John Cena and his performance is convincing. The action is very well done with lots of gunfire, explosions and fight scenes. You will certainly love it if you liked the older Van Damme and Schwarzenegger movies. Since the 80's and 90's only Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson could be compared with that kind of action ("The Rundown", "Walking Tall") so it is a relief that more efforts are made to bring back this kind of macho action. Let us hope that they keep up this kind of quality and budget if they would ever make another one.
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