Review of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) by Andish M — 27 Dec 2013

Retaliation unleashes enormous action sequences one after the other and they all explode to life with ferocity. This movie spits in the face of logic for the greater good! Once the desert base attack starts Retaliation totally kicks in and doesn't stop delivering knockout action.

When Cobra unleash their deadly attack upon the Joes, and Duke is killed, the remaining Joes go for all out revenge and aim to make those responsible pay. Not only is Retaliation a brilliant action movie it also serves as a great vengeance flick as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Adrianne Palicki and D.

J. Cotrona reign hell on Cobra. I love the new cast, and there are a few surprises along the way too that involve returning characters Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes! Adrianne Palicki and Elodie Yung are the sexiest female leads I've seen since Skyfall, unbelievably hot and very talented, and seriously good at fighting, and Palicki is very witty too.

The special effects are magnificent and they are lot more consistent and stronger that it's predecessor, plus the action sequences are mind blowing, the best being the mountain temple fight which was absolutely brilliant, then there's the scene where London gets obliterated that has to be seen just so you can admire the sheer scale of it all.

The final battle is so much fun, this is where Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson really kicks into battle mode and brings out the big guns, and the face/off between him and Ray Stevenson's Firefly is pretty good! Bruce Willis has been in a lot of forgettable movies lately, and his performances aren't that great, yet again he is wooden and crap in G.

I. Joe, he has no enthusiasm in his line and to be perfectly honest his part could've been written out and the story wouldn't of been affected. The story itself may not be solid gold, and at times it does seem to go all over the place, but the action and visuals are enough to compensate for that alongside eye popping 3D visuals, plus the killer cast makes this film even more enjoyable, although Ray Stevenson's accent is the wobbliest in recent memory.