About what I expected: Entertaining action movie without a lot of substance. The story here isn’t too bad actually. They move things forward nicely from where they left off at the end of the first movie, streamlining things quite a bit. While the “Cobra tires to conquer the world with WMDs” was used once before, I actually liked the set up and payoff here. It was actually a pretty solid plan. The effects over all are good and the CGI isn’t as cartoony as the first film. The characters are a mixed bag here. Cobra Commander doesn’t really get all that much to do besides look cool, while Zartan is usually pretty fun to watch. Of the Joe’s, newcomer Flint is pretty forgettable and Lady Jaye is more or less the same character as Scarlett from the previous film: The hot, female soldier trying to prove herself. Bruce Willis and The Rock keep things interesting, using their natural charisma to play pretty much the same characters they always play, which helps keep things moving during the slower moments. The 3D was pretty much a waste. They tried to do a few new things with it, but ninjas falling off of a mountain and right into your lap just didn’t pay off. They ended up just being little splotches of red zipping by.
** 1/2 out of *****