Sean’s movie thoughts

The fifth Marine movie stars Mike “the Miz” Mizanin as Jake Carter and Jake is now working as paramedic. (I saw the Marine 4 but did not review it.) He and his partner get a call that take them to an abanded parking lot of an amusement park. They find a gunshot victim and there is a biker gang out to kill him. Jake must use his skills to try to keep himself, his partner, and their patient alive. I like the fight scenes and when the action moves to the abandoned amusement park that was fun. Cellphones don’t work in the parking lot and later the bad guys take out a nearby cell tower, so the movie explains why Jake and his partner cannot call for help. (A lot of movies need to create plot points to explain why the characters don’t use cellphones to get help.) Mike the Miz Mizanin might not be as good of an actor as Dave Bautista or Dwayne Johnson but I think the Miz is better than some athletes turned action heroes. Also he seems sincere or earnest, which are good qualities for an act...

Mike “the Miz” Mizanin returns as Marine and EMT Jake Carter in this movie. He has been the star of this franchise since the third film. He and his former CO Luke Trapper (Shawn Michaels) are checking in on another veteran when they discover a teenage girl who has been kidnapped. Her father is a juror in a major criminal trial and the gang of criminals is using her to force him to cause a mistrial. This is a fun action movie. Okay, the villains are a bunch of goons for the most part. The main villain is Becky Lynch, another wrestler. (Lynch, from what I’ve learned, is a rising star in WWE.) The fight scenes are pretty good and the heroes make a likable pair. The movie moves at a good pace, which probably helps. I have not seen any other films in this series, so I have no idea if this better than the last movie or two. Mike the Miz Mizanin is likable and fights well on screen. He is earnest, at least in this film. He is not at Dave Bautista’s level as an actor but I wouldn’t mind se...