Admit One 3/29

GI Joe: Retaliation

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Stevenson, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Park, Byung-hun Lee

Directed by: Jon Chu

Plot: With Zartan posing as the President, Cobra launches a massive strike against the GI Joes and the survivors must find a way to stop them before they unleash a horrific space based weapon on the world.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 30%

Critic Consensus: “Though arguably superior to its predecessor, G.I. Joe: Retaliation is overwhelmed by its nonstop action and too nonsensical and vapid to leave a lasting impression”

The Host

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Chandler Canterbury, Diane Kruger, Frances Fisher

Directed by: Andrew Niccol

Plot: A parasitic alien race has infected most of humanity and replaced the their hosts personalities with their own.  One of the parasites infects teenager Melanie, but somehow she is able to fight and maintain her personality.

RT Freshness: 9%

Critic Consensus: “Poorly scripted and dramatically ineffective, The Host is mostly stale and tedious, with moments of unintentional hilarity”