The Rise of Cobra just an average Joe

Review No.2 comes courtesy of my Father's DVD collection. From 150 odd titles I inherited the majority, and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra happened to be one of them. Despite being released in 2009 I had managed to miss it in the cinema (Not that I go very often anyway), as well as when it appeared on Sky Movies and Channel 4.

From what I had heard it wasn't going to be the greatest film I had ever seen, to put it politely, so my expectations were rather low from the offset. However, the cast suggested it should at least see some good acting with the likes of Dennis Quaid, Joseph-Gordon Levitt and Christopher Eccleston featuring.

The story focuses around an elite team of soldiers who attempt to protect the world from a deadly organism that has the ability to destroy anything it touches. In particular it focuses on Channing Tatum's character, who realises among the terrorists attempting to destroy the world is his former fiancé, played by Sienna Miller.

All-in-all the film is a bit of a disappointment. The fight and chase scenes are completely over the top, the CGI of the equipment and vehicles used by both GI Joe and Cobra looks cartoony and some of the accents are atrocious.

It seems to me like they tried to follow the style of the first Transformers movie but have fallen short of creating a captivating piece of film.

It's not all doom and gloom, however, with the likes of Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols and Channing Tatum providing eye candy for both sexes. I would recommend most guys to watch the film just to see Miller wearing a tight leather outfit for the majority of the film.

They have also set up the sequel perfectly with a brilliant twist right at the conclusion of the film. Let's hope the introduction of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Bruce Willis in GI Joe: Retaliation can improve the quality of action scenes.

My recommendation would be to only watch this if it's on tele and you have nothing better to watch, or if it's on sale for £1 somewhere.

Rating: 5 out of 10
Best moment: Watching the Eiffel Tower crumble, about the only good bit of CGI throughout the film.
Worst moment: Hearing Christopher Eccleston's Scottish accent for the first time.