The Marine 2 (Video 2009)

While on vacation, a Marine sniper takes on local rebels who have seized control of the hotel where he and his wife, who is now a hostage, have been staying.

Director:

Roel Reiné

Writers:

Christopher Borrelli, John Chapin Morgan

Stars:

Ted DiBiase Jr., Temuera Morrison, Lara Cox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ted DiBiase Jr.	...	Joe Linwood (as Ted DiBiase)
Temuera Morrison	...	Damo
Lara Cox	...	Robin Linwood
Robert Coleby	...	Darren Conner
Michael Rooker	...	Church
Kelly B. Jones	...	Cynthia
Sahajak Boonthanakit	...	Shoal
Dom Hetrakul	...	Calob
Marina Ponomareva	...	Lexi
Levern Gibbs	...	Spotter
Tsyun Malherbe	...	Young Tourist
Able Wanamakok	...	Reporter on TV
Thienchai Jayasvasti Jr.	...	Thickset (as Thienchai Jayasvasit)
Seng Kawee	...	Bantoc (as Kawee Sirikhanaerut)
Pongsanart Vinsiri	...	Military Commander

Storyline

While on vacation, a Marine sniper takes on local rebels who have seized control of the hotel where he and his wife, who is now a hostage, have been staying.

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Plot Keywords:

sniper | hostage | battle | strapped to a bomb | camcorder | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tengerészgyalogos 2.

Filming Locations:

Adamas Resort, Phuket, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, WWE Studios, Marine 2 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ted DiBiase Jr. had already scheduled his wedding before auditioning. Upon getting the role he had to change the date as the original one clashed with filming.

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Quotes

Darren Conner: These hicks wouldn't know a thermodynamic converter from a hot fart. All they care is that it says "please recycle" on it.

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Connections

Followed by The Marine: Homefront (2013)

User Reviews

Not as bad as it should be

As much as I like Die-Hard-style action movies, I never go into them expecting a masterpiece. They're usually cheesy, endlessly similar and useful only as an entertaining escapist diversion. This one doesn't break the mold.

That said, it's not bad. There's some really quite accomplished cinematography on display, and obviously some highly skilled people working on the production. Some of the gun battles are shot in an exciting and dynamic way. The acting varies a little, but nobody lets the side down.

The fights are good and Ted DiBiase Jr acquits himself well. His role is not colourfully written, he's a run-of-the-mill, vanilla flavoured action hero. In fact, this entire movie is about as unimaginative as they get, presumably having been plotted by a computer that generates the storyline by choosing generic plot points, locations and characters at random.

So despite the linear nature of the plotting, and the fact that it went a bit wonky in the last 30 minutes, it's worth a bash. Especially if you like to see terrorists get shot, stabbed, punched, impaled, blown up and otherwise molested.

You'll need to overlook the usual (comparatively) low-budget action movie silliness, and some slightly jarring video effects during one section, but on the whole this is a fairly well made example of the genre. All it needed was a bit of a creative spark at the scripting level to elevate it to seven stars or better.