12 Rounds (Rated + Unrated)
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Actor: Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Brian White, John Cena, Steve HarrisBrand: CENA,JOHN
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-30
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Product features:
- TESTED
DVD Reviews of 12 Rounds (Rated + Unrated)
DVD Review: A Few Rounds Short
Summary: 2 Stars
After the cumulative disaster that was The Marine, there seemed two definite possibilities in store for WWE ex-champion John Cena's Hollywood career: 1) no one would even think about making another movie with him ever again, or 2) in the case that anyone did, there was no way it could be as bad as his first attempt. I'm not sure if it was a matter of contract, wishful thinking by Lion's Gate, or blind insistence on Vince McMahon's part to turn his number one superstar into an action hero, but the latter of those two aforementioned fates have come to pass, and the resulting blockbuster is indeed better than "The Marine"...but let's face it: that's not saying much at all. Cena's sophomore outing makes some minor adjustments to the fail-sure formula that caused his first film to flop as dramatically as it did, but only time will tell whether this one is headed for the same fate.
The story: Hank Carver (Cena) is a New Orleans police officer whose efforts resulted in the capture of international terrorist and mastermind Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen, The Wire: The Complete Series), as well as the death of Jackson's girlfriend. One year following his initiation of hero status, Carver finds himself thrown into a deadly game of the newly-escaped Jackson, who's captured Carver's girlfriend (Ashley Scott, Jericho - The Complete Series) to make sure the policeman will be forced to play the twelve "rounds" of his maniacal scheme to terrorize both him and the entire city.
I should point out that while "The Marine" was directed by a first-timer with no history in Hollywood at all, "12 Rounds" was wrangled by Renny Harlin, who knows a thing or two about action considering his work on films like Bruce Willis' Die Hard 2 - Die Harder and Stallone's Cliffhanger. With that said, you'd still be hard-pressed to considered this an action spectacle: there are meager shootouts, next to no hand-to-hand fights, and only a couple of chase scenes to further the story along. The film's advertising campaign made a big deal about the film's stuntwork, but with due respect towards the stuntmen, I saw nothing that would put anybody else to shame (least of all Jackie Chan, whom the advertisers were comparing Cena to). There is one definitively cool scene in which Cena surfs a runaway streetcar, but overall, the film relies more on the action "feeling" than actual action.
On the bright side, the film's acting content eclipses that of pretty much any movie that the WWE has produced. Nobody's about to win any awards, but as far as action films go, Cena, Gillen, and Scott are on the upper cusp, along with Brian J. White (D.O.A. - Dead or Alive) as Carver's partner and buddy and Steve Harris (Quarantine) as a Special Forces agent determined to take down Miles Jackson at any cost. Also, gone are the vain attempts at pop humor introduced in "The Marine" - "12 Rounds" tries hard to be fun, but doesn't really bother itself with trying to make you laugh. What is does try to be, however, is smart, but since these instances of the antagonist's brilliance are limited to short little bursts and are frequently pepper with illogic, it's largely a moot point.
Cena's character is pretty much given free rein to destroy the city at will (with cars, bombs, and public transportation) on his mission to save his wife, and he does so to the point that his demolition spree is easily the most fun part of the movie. However, in a world populated by increasingly creative actioneers, this "Die Hard" ripoff looks appallingly toothless and isn't about to stand up to fellow action debutees like X-Men Origins: Wolverine or "G.I. Joe". Nevertheless, while "The Marine" was positively unarmed when it came out, at least "12 Rounds" is packing some form of heat...even if it's only a peashooter. When an action film can't even fulfill the necessities of its genre, no amount of frills can save it from a step beyond obscurity, and this is the case for the film that doomed FOX's Atomic department.
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