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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Reviewed by Chris Nashawaty | Aug 07, 2009

Chris Nashawaty

Chris Nashawaty is a senior writer for EW, and author of EW.com's DVD Insomniac column

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Details Release Date: Aug 07, 2009; Genre: Action/Adventure; With: Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum

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INACTION FIGURES Sienna Miller in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, a movie that is exactly what you'd imagine it would be — only longer

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Pretty much exactly what you'd expect from the other Hasbro movie of the summer, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra makes Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen look like high art. The F/X are relentless, the acting is god-awful (et tu, Dennis Quaid?), the one-liners are corny, and it goes on forever. Worst of all, the rah-rah teen-targeted flick fetishizes shiny military weaponry to such a degree that it feels like a really expensive (and really irresponsible) recruitment ad. Don't go expecting an escapist night at the movies; go expecting to be cudgeled into numb, drooling submission. D

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Originally posted Aug 07, 2009 Published in issue #1061-1062 Aug 21, 2009 Order article reprints

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