I kept my expectations at low levels (plus, I'm not all that steeped in G.I. Joe lore), and what director Sommers has brought to the big screen is 2 hours of a live-action adaptation of a G.I. Joe cartoon, mainly in terms of cartoon physics, action sequences, violence, weapons, flashback sequences, character interplay, etc. It feels like a film targeted to 8 year old boys, and given Hasbro's stake in the production, no wonder the film's tone and aspirations are so limited in scope (and deaths are kept to the bloodness variety for the most part). The CGI looked bad in various spots in the film.
But make no mistake, if you like crazy action movies, this movie is almost balls-to-the-walls action sequence after action sequences, with some screenwriting attempts to toss in some emotional relational undercurrents between characters, though not all that convincing in most of those types of scenes. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (given Sommers' cinematic pedigree), and there are a few cheesy moments, but there are also a couple of sequences that brought a smile to my face, so it wasn't a dreadful viewing experience because the film stomps on the gas pedal for most of the running time and never lets up.
I don't think fans of the comics and cartoons will like some of the changes found in the movie, though.
I give it 2 stars or a grade of C (maybe a half star more if kids are the audience).
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