After the rubbish that was the ‘Marine’ which also starred Cena, I wasn’t expecting much other than complete garbage, but I choose to go and see this movie anyway so I can give you the verdict on the WWE’s leading man John Cena’s new movie 12 Rounds.
When I first heard of 12 rounds and who was init I thought “ah rite this is going to be another ‘Rocky’ rip off” however I was wrong. The story follows a young cop who then gets promoted to detective; however that’s another story i will leave for later. Detective Fisher (Cena) is placed in the middle of a cat and mouse game after a known drug smuggler holds him responsible for the death of his wife. If Fisher is to pass each one of these rounds then he will get back his wife unharmed who has been abducted by this drug smuggler, however if he fails, she’s brown bread aka Dead.
Already I have heard this movie being called the ‘Die hard’ for a new generation, however I think this is totally unfair to the old action classic as it doesn’t have the same magical feeling to it. Just like in the Marine Cena doesn’t seem to have the acting chops well to act and some of the early scenes are very uncomfortable to watch, however thankfully in this instance the acting takes a backseat to the action, which is fun to watch and a relief from watching Cena try to act.
The whole movie is based around Cena’s character and his onscreen wife Molly who is abducted, however due to Cena’s acting and the rubbish script there is no chemistry between the two characters on screen. Molly also comes off as annoying and she is equally as painful to watch as Cena’s acting, which begs you the question do we actually care if the bad guy kills her? In this instance no he would actually be doing us a favour.
Having said all of the above this movie is about action, fight scenes and car chases and on those accounts the movie does deliver, not in a way the classic die hard franchise did but nonetheless it still delivers. So if you have some spare time and want to escape the real world, turn your brain off and enjoy a high octane, explosion filled action movie I recommend you watching 12 rounds.
12 rounds is awarded an explosive 3 out of 5 stars, and is worth watching if you’re an action fan, however if you want to watch a real classic I suggest you rent any of the original die hard movies.
