Worldwide grosses are likely the primary reason the Joes earned a second chance at box office redemption, since GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra was a CGI mess of epic proportions with leaps of logic and science that would defy even the most playful imagination using action figures in the yard. So it’s time to call in the reinforcements, which means rounding up director Jon Chu (Step Up 3D), Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis (Mr. Die Hard Joe) for a more grounded Retaliation. Now in theaters. (PG-13) Not screened in time for review
This article appears in Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2013.