Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

"Every warrior has a beginning."

2021 2h 1m EN

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After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.

“Every warrior has a beginning.”

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Cast

Henry Golding
Snake Eyes
Andrew Koji
Tommy / Storm Shadow
Haruka Abe
Akiko
Úrsula Corberó
The Baroness
Samara Weaving
Scarlett
Takehiro Hira
Kenta
Eri Ishida
Sen
Iko Uwais
Hard Master

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Schwentke
Writers: Anna Waterhouse, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Languages: English, Arabic, Italian, Japanese
Countries: Canada, Japan, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $88M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 42% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Arabic, Italian, Japanese.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Japan, United States of America.

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CAST

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266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Schwentke, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Martin Todsharow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Schwentke directs. Bojan Bazelli behind the camera. Martin Todsharow scores. Stuart Levy cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Arabic, Italian, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $88M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 42% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 5 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Arabic, Italian, Japanese.
5International production across 3 countries: Canada, Japan, United States of America.
6266+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Robert Schwentke, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Martin Todsharow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Stuart Levy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Henry Golding and Andrew Koji and Haruka Abe carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Every warrior has a beginning.".
12IMDB entry: tt8404256 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 11 themes, including "prequel", "ninja", "based on cartoon", "based on toy".
14Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Original score: Martin Todsharow
Editing: Stuart Levy
Production design: Alec Hammond
Costume design: Louise Mingenbach
Makeup / hair: Daemon Cadman
Sound: Michael Minkler
Stunt coordinator: Kimani Ray Smith
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $88,000,000
Box office: $36,964,325
Return: 42% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)

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garethmb2021-07-22
The latest film in the G.I. Joe cinematic universe has arrived with “Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins”. The film was originally planned to arrive in March of 2020 but faced delays due to cinematic closures during the Pandemic. The film opens with a young boy being orphaned after a group of thugs kills his father. Years later the man is still obsessed with finding out who killed his father and earns a living in underground fighting known as Snake Eyes (Henry Golding) His exploits get the attention of Kenta (Takehiro Hira); who hires him into his organization with a promise to help him find the man who killed his father. Snake Eyes soon finds himself working on the docks where he smuggles guns into fish bound for Japan. Despite his misgivings working for criminals, he befriends a man named Tommy (Andrew Koji); who teases him about his demeaning work by calling him “Fish Boy”. When Kenta forces Snake Eyes to kill Tommy for being a spy; Snake Eyes refuses and the two make a daring escape to Japan. It is learned that Tommy is next in line to run his clan and that Kenta was banished years prior and plans revenge. Despite mistrust from a trusted associate named Akiko (Hakura Abe); Snake Eyes begins his training in the Ninja Arts which should he survive will make him a valued part of the Clan which Tommy believes is correct thanks to his Blood Debt to Snake Eyes. The film focuses on various aspects of training before branching into the larger story of divided loyalties and honors which results in a few battles and chases along the way. While the film does space the action out; it does provide some great cinematography and the action is entertaining even if it lacks much tension. The biggest issue is that the G.I. Joe/COBRA connection seems a bit forced as The Baroness (Ursula Corbero) arrives to move things along but it is mainly for the purpose of getting characters to do this and get that so the film can move towards the climactic action. Samara Weaving does show up as Scarlett but she does not have a very large part in the story and aside from a few limited action moments; she seems to be more of the token G.I.Joe representation. Golding and Hira are very good and their intertwined and complicated relationship is giving plenty of time to develop as their past is a large part of their futures and the film does a good job in explaining their past and future motivations. The film blends Asian and Western film styles and in doing so creates an enjoyable film that for me was more enjoyable than the prior films in the series. To me those films focused mainly on action and this one was focused on developing characters. While it remains to be seen what direction future films in the franchise will take; it would be interesting to see more of Snake Eyes story down the line. 3 stars out of 5
fourfridays2021-08-28
★ 3/10
If you are looking for the G.I. Joe style storytelling and action this may disappoint. It's a very different style and kind of predictable in many ways.
JPV8522021-10-26
★ 5/10
Bland and forgettable martial-arts thriller that delves deeper into the character but outside of Henry Goulding who was good in the role, there's not much else to the film. The rest of the cast wasn't terribly charismatic and Samara Weaving talents is completely wasted in a small supporting role (shows up basically for the third act). I don't know, while the first two GI Joe films weren't very good, there were a few entertaining moments, this one I found pretty boring for the most part, worse yet, the fight scenes suffered from bad editing and poor lighting. 2.5/5