The film opens with a series of Marine phrases and history which comes quickly across the screen. The longer ones require a pause button to fully read, at least for me. Sgt. Carter (Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin) is now a civilian working for Hawthorne Global Security. It is his first day on the job, as he has a few days worth of growth on his face. His job is to protect (along with a bunch of co-workers) Olivia Tanis (Melissa Roxburgh) a smart talking 24 year old who has information to take down Genesis, who manufactured substandard military hardware. (This must be the military items we never check to ensure they are made to specifications.) Global is subcontracted to the Department of Justice.

The action starts out early and continues through the film. There is some attempt at "First Blood" type of scenes that could have been better developed to make the film more interesting. Tanis, who initially loathes her protectors, especially Carter, quickly must rely on Carter for survival.

The film suffered from the same problems as previous films. The Miz can't act. The plot is straight, improbable, and mindless. The dialogue is dry. On the plus side the creation of the character Olivia Tanis provided the needed internal drama and conflict as she becomes the wild card in the film that is otherwise void of mystery and surprises. Danielle Moinet, the blond on the cover has a minor role and few lines. For some reason, late in the film, she does take off her vest so we can see her in a tank top.

Good mindless action film for those who can't get enough of Steve Austin type acting.

Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Excessive gun fire and some knife fights. Minimal blood.

"One in the Chamber" director William Kaufman's bullet-riddled actioneer "Marine 4: Moving Target" ranks as an above-average, old-fashioned shoot'em up about an ex-Marine who must protect a Department of Justice witness from dastardly villains. Clocking in at 85 minutes with minimal back-story, this R-rated action thriller is nimble and no-nonsensical from fade in to fade out. On his first day on the job with a civilian company of hired guns, Jack Carter (Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin of "Marine 3") has his hands full with a cynical dame, Olivia Tanis (Melissa Roxburgh of "Leprechaun: Origins"),who has the goods on a corrupt defense contractor named Genesis that sold defective bulletproof vests to the Marine Corps. Olivia doesn't trust anybody and for good reason after we learn that the team dispatched to safeguard her is dirty. Predictably, Olivia hates Jack, and they have a lively exchange of dialogue in the SUV before all Hell breaks loose and a trigger-happy shooter, Andrew Vogel (the skull-faced Josh Blacker of "Elysium") and his army of mercenaries take out everybody else except the traitor. Vogel and company show no qualms; they wipe out an entire police station in a small town in a hail of gunfire to eliminate Jack and Olivia. Eventually, when Olivia has a golden opportunity to flee from Jack on his instructions, she changes her mind about the jarhead and saves his bacon moments after Vogel's gunmen massacre everybody in the police station with extreme prejudice. The hot pursuit manhunt plunges our heroes and their adversaries into the woods and turns into a "First Blood" game of survival. Our hero contrives surprising bloody booby traps for the expendable villains. Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin makes a solid, sturdy hero. Blacker makes a suitably sinister opponent. Scenarist Alan B. McElroy offers some memorable but histrionic dialogue. "You either behind the gun or in front of it," Vogel says at one point. Furthermore, our brawny hero believes in battlefield salvage as he picks up his adversaries' weapons after he empties his own gun. Of course, the villains are near-miss marksmen when it comes to nailing the principals. As B-movies go, "Marine 4: Moving Target" delivers formulaic, standard-issue violence with a high body count but no nudity. Kaufman helms these far-fetched shenanigans with a nimble hand and the hand-to-hand combat scenes are gripping affairs.

"Do you trust me now?" Jake Carter (Mizanin) is a marine who is charged with protecting Olilvia Tanis (Roxburgh),a high profile whistle blower who has numerous death threats against her. When someone in Jake's organization is revealed to be a traitor he has to not only fight off the traitor but also keep Olivia safe so she can testify. This is a movie that is pretty much what you expect. An hour and a half of stuff blowing up and violence with a little plot. The main problem with these movies is that there is really no suspense. When you get to the fourth movie in a series you pretty much can predict how it will go from the beginning. This is no exception. On the other hand though, I have seen much worse direct to DVD sequels and this one was at least entertaining enough to keep me awake. Overall, another unnecessary sequel, but one that is at least watchable. I have seen, and expected, much worse. I give this a B-.