An average movie

Beforehand, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since Nick, my step-son, really wanted to see it, I thought I should give it a try. It is pretty funny that nowadays Dwayne Johnson is the go-to-guy concerning franchise revival. Indeed, after he starred in 'Fast Five', it was a huge hit, same thing with this movie and they hope he will do the same with the moribund G.I. Joe franchise (I really wonder if he will put it through a 3rd time around but who knows?). Anyway, coming back to our main subject, exactly like the first installment, I actually thought it would be much worse than this. Indeed, during the first 30 minutes, the intro was just really awkward and I thought the jokes were just terrible so it seemed to be heading towards a disaster but, after a while, I have to admit, it eventually got to me. I mean, the scene where The Rock sings 'What a wonderful world' on a ukulele was just hilarious. Furthermore, there were once again some rather insane action scenes just like in the first installment. I have to admit, Dwayne Johnson was really charismatic and ten times better than the dull Brendan Fraser so that was a good move from the producers. Basically, the movie is just some preposterous adventure but it remains a rather harmless feature. To conclude, even though it is nothing really amazing, I still think it is a rather fun flick and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10