Director: James Nunn
Notable Cast: Mike ‘The
Miz’ Mizanin, Shawn Michaels, Rebecca ‘Becky Lynch’ Quin, Louisa
Connolly-Burnham, Terence Maynard, Tim Woodward, Martyn Ford, Anna Demetriou,
Michael Higgs
The Marine series has
two things going for it that make me come back to it again and again. Firstly,
it’s old school grounded and cheesy B-action. Secondly, it’s a franchise. I’m a
sad sucker for both of those things. Even though I have never been a WWE fan,
WWE Films has been doing some decent stuff on the straight to home video action
market and I have no reason not to support them in their endeavors. Although The Marine franchise started off on a
rocky road, requiring three different stars as three different characters in
the first three films to mixed results, the series has strangely gotten better
as it has gone on. Although The Marine
5 was met by mixed reactions from fans,
it was easily one of my favorites thanks to its tongue-in-cheek attitude and
solid direction from B-movie action director James Nunn. The Marine 6: Close Quarters
does the smart thing and brings back The Miz’s Jake Carter for another round of
beatdowns and bullet dodges along with Nunn in the director’s chair. While the
results of this film are a bit less entertaining than the last for me, The Marine 6 brings another healthy dose
of cheesy action to its fans and it’s another fun entry into this surprisingly enjoyable
franchise.