Review of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021) by Jluis_001 — 29 Jul 2021

I will say this without preamble. I'm sick of movies about origins. Especially the origins of characters that are much more interesting when they are already fully formed.

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins is looking to be the flashy new starting point of a franchise after The Rise of Cobra and Retaliation failed to do so for the G.I. Joe brand.

However, the people involved forgot to create something coherent and believed they will compensate for all their plot weaknesses with action sequences.

I don't deny that this will be enough for some part of the audience, and in terms of basic entertainment this film meets its quota, but in all that remains of its proposal it's mediocre and disappointing.

Considering its current results at the box office, I think that even if it seems a little rash to say it now, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins won't become that launch point for the profitable new franchise that its studio was waiting for.