Canada, Japan, United States of America

ActionAdventureHollywood MoviesEnglish Movies

PrequelNinjaBased on cartoonBased on toySpin offOrigin of heroGi joeFemale fighterAction heroFemale warriorBased on tv series

Robert Schwentke

Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, Takehiro Hira

Evan Spiliotopoulos, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel

Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, di Bonaventura Pictures, Entertainment One, Skydance Media, Hasbro

Taglines: Every warrior has a beginning.

After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.

Reviews:

Author: Geronimo1967
It's one thing offering us Henry Golding as a pretty chap you'd want to take home to meet your mother, it's quite another telling him to abstain from shaving for a few days and hope that turns him into a convincing, highly trained ninja! That's what is in store for us here as this latest GI Joe spin off presents our hero as the rescuer of the heir of an ancient Japanese clan - "Tommy" (Andrew Koji). Once he is thoroughly ingratiated with this noble family, it transpires that old "Snake Eyes" has an agenda all of his own - and it's not exactly honourable! The rest of the film follows a well trodden path of suspicion, betrayal, reconciliation and - of course - loads of epic looking sword fighting and gravity-defying action scenes. As with so many films in this genre, way too much emphasis has been placed on the look of the thing - the characters are instantly forgettable, the plot thinner than any rice paper could ever hope to be and the ending dragged this, quite unnecessarily, over the two hour mark. It needs a big screen to do the photography and visuals justice, but maybe just pay daytime rates?