POSITIVES…
Fans of G.I. Joe should eat this up.
Fans of ninja movies in general should enjoy watching this.
Comfortable familiarity with the genre and it’s plot progression makes this a nice easy watch.
Henry Golding is just awesome as Snake Eyes. Charming as heck. How could you not be invested with where his character is going in this story?
Then here comes Andrew Koji as Tommy Arashikage, who is just amazing in this!
Not to be outdone, Haruka Abe as Akiko is fantastic as well.
Those interactions between Snake, Tommy, and Akiko, are easily one of the main highlights of this film.
Strong supporting cast, which includes Takehiro Hira, Eri Ishida, Peter Mensah, Iko Uwais, Ursula Corbero, and Samara Weaving.
Action set pieces were exciting, thrilling, and simply entertaining to see. There’s a bunch of them too.
“The three challenges of the warrior” sequences. Fun stuff.
Liked the Japanese location settings. Looks great on the big screen.
There are certain G.I. Joe related fan service that is delightful to see.
NEGATIVES…
Some familiar tropes, conveniences, and predictable moments pop up here and there.
Plot armor. So much plot armor.
Could have done without some of that shaky cam during the fight scenes.
Cinematic universe world building wasn’t subtle enough for my taste.
Ophidiophobia.
Is it really that hard to just keep your mask on to conceal your identity?
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