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5.6

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

PG-13·2013·110m

Action

Science Fiction

Adventure

Action

Science Fiction

Adventure

Summary

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Marvin Hinton / Roadblock

Bruce Willis

Joe Colton

Jonathan Pryce

U.S. President

Adrianne Palicki

Jaye Burnett / Lady Jaye

Ray Park

Snake Eyes

Ray Stevenson

Firefly

Elodie Yung

Kim Arashikage / Jinx

Lee Byung-hun

Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow

D.J. Cotrona

Dashiell Faireborn / Flint

Luke Bracey

Rexford Lewis / Cobra Commander

Channing Tatum

Conrad Hauser / Duke

Joseph Mazzello

Mouse

RZA

Blind Master

Arnold Vosloo

Zartan

Walton Goggins

Warden Nigel James

Matt Gerald

Havoc

Joe Chrest

Chief of Staff

DeRay Davis

Stoop

Ravi Naidu

Chief Advisor

Terry Dale Parks

Greeter

Grant Goodman

First Son

Naim Alherimi

Pakistani President

Douglas M. Griffin

Doctor

James Carville

Ryan Hansen

Grunt

Joanna Leeds

Intern

Ilia Volok

Russian Leader

Dikran Tulaine

U.K. Leader

Robert Catrini

Israeli President

Marcelo Tubert

French Leader

James Lew

Chinese Leader

Ajay Mehta

Indian Leader

Augustus Cho

North Korean Leader

Raja Deka

Indian Expert

Tiffany Lonsdale

British Expert

Mikal Vega

Arch Angel Joe

Afemo Omilami

Chairman Joint Chief of Staff

Jim Palmer

Clutch

Amin Joseph

Cobra Secret Service

Chip Carriere

German Prison Guard (uncredited)

Arnold Chon

Red Cobra Ninja (uncredited)

Dennis Keiffer

Arch Angel Joe (uncredited)

Edgar Leza

Cobra Storm Trooper (uncredited)

Aaron V. Williamson

Chief Hannar (uncredited)

Nick Erickson

President Picture Double

Crew

Director

Jon M. Chu

Writer

Rhett Reese

Writer

Paul Wernick

Reviews

JPV852

July 23, 2021

This is actually the third time seeing this, not because I liked it nor am that big of a fan of the toy line it spawned from, but saw this in the theaters, then again on Blu-ray and now on 4K Ultra HD, the latter two times for review. I had doubt this third viewing would make much of a difference and while I found it entertaining and perhaps a slight upgrade in rating (2.75 vs 3.0) and that it was better assembled compared with The Rise of Cobra, including visual effects that was a massive improvement over the video game-y crap in that film), it's still not all that great.

I liked the cast including Dwayne Johnson and cutie Adrianne Palicki; while Bruce Willis was alright, albeit phoning it in (I assume he needed to pay off his mortgage to appear in this as the 'Joe' of GI Joe). Doubt there will be a fourth time outside of the "Extended Action Cut" (not included in the 4K Ultra HD set unfortunately), but it's a non-descript and somewhat forgettable popcorn sci-fi action-thriller. **3.0/5**