Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Snake Eyes (Henry Golding) is out to avenge his father's death in this spin-off of the G.I. Joe franchise co-starring Samara Weaving and Iko Uwais.
2020Rating: M, Violence & offensive language121 minsUSA
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- Director:
- Robert Schwentke ('RED', 'The Captain', 'R.I.P.D.')
- Writer:
- Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Cast:
- Henry GoldingSamara WeavingÚrsula CorberóIko UwaisAndrew KojiTakehiro HiraHaruka AbeSteven Allerick
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins / Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
(A) bombastic, slick, convoluted and unnecessary second-tier action franchise reboot.
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San Francisco Chronicle
By the end, it's no better than a mediocre superhero effort, except it's even worse, because there was potential there for more.
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Seattle Times
The fight scenes, full of swordplay and gunfire, are choppily edited and somehow lackadaisical.
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New York Post
The fights, taken on their own, are occasionally OK, but not enough to lift this joke- and fun-free slog.
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RogerEbert.com
It's too polished to be a war crime, but it's also too bland to be a decent summer movie.
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CNN
Golding makes a solid hero, with Andrew Koji and Haruka Abe as key clan members... But there's only so much that actors can do with material this woefully thin...
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Vulture
It feels so pro forma, so uninventive and glum, that if you told me everybody making it had an Uzi pointed at their head, I might believe you.
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Collider
Snake Eyes' fight scenes are framed in the current Hollywood house style, i.e. impossible to see and low-key nauseating...
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Film Threat
Remove the G.I. Joe element, and Snake Eyes is a slightly above average American homage to the martial arts genre.
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IndieWire
The action scenes are so inexplicably painful - and the character work... so unexpectedly strong - that your heart sinks whenever the swords come out.
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Hollywood Reporter
Though the motivations are all in place, the screenplay fails to turn Snake (even temporarily) into a compelling antihero.
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The Guardian
(Snake Eyes) sputters out fast with unengaged action sequences and bloodless combat...
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