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Snake Eyes is a welcomed opportunity to see a cast of talented Asian actors dazzle. Even in an action franchise film built around a Hasbro toy doll, they excel.
The film is an extension of a franchise started in 2009 with
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, when an elite military unit of special operatives (aka G.I. Joe) combated a sinister syndication of arms dealers known as Cobra. Among the players were Snake Eyes (as played by Scottish actor Ray Park) and Storm Shadow (Lee Byung-hun,
The Magnificent Seven). An additional chapter,
G.I Joe: Retaliation, was released in 2013 and directed by Jon M. Chu (