The special effects of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra may be worthy of applauds, but this is the only part of this film that can be given this compliment. Everything else, including the characters, story, and banter, feels like something an unimaginative little kid came up with on the fly while playing with the action figures in his backyard.
When a convoy of military vehicles transporting warheads to their buyers is attacked, Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are saved by a group of soldiers who are more equipped to combat the attackers and their futuristic weaponry. After some macho arguing about the transporting of the warheads being his mission to finish, Duke talks his way onto the group’s plane, and it is quickly revealed that they are an elite fighting force known as G.I. Joe. After a training montage, they are again attacked by the same group as before and must fight to protect the world from the bad guys and their nefarious plans.
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