Channing Tatum, acting as stiff as his surfboard in these opening scenes, dives off a pier to retrieve Amanda Seyfried’s purse which she has dropped into the ocean below. As one of the secondary characters asks, “Who does that?”

Less than 10 minutes into G.I. Joe, something has exploded. Prior to this, no characterization has taken place, no one has been identified, and there is no base for the action. The action sequence is completely un-involving because there is no point in caring for these characters. If the purpose of the sequence is to [...]

One of the great mysteries of Hollywood is how fine actors such as Terrence Howard and Luis Guzman end up in something as dreadful as Fighting. Also starring Channing Tatum, this is a movie without narrative pacing or flow. Most importantly, it is careless. Tatum plays Shawn MacArthur, a guy down on his luck selling [...]