Release: Metal Gear Solid 2

Metal Gear Solid 2
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Director: James McTeigue
Writer: Willem Mainwright
Based on the video game series
Cast: Chris Evans, Harrison Ford, Sam Claflin, Max Irons, Stephen Lang, Diego Luna, Gina Torres, Vincent D'Onofrio, Olga Kurylenko, William Fichtner, Kerry Condon, Veronika Bonell


Budget: $122,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $80,451,903
Foreign Box Office: $170,299,777
Total Profit: $2,202,008

Reaction: A HUGE drop-off from the nearly $430 million the first Metal Gear Solid grossed back in Season 3. Because of how much smaller his role is in this film, Chris Evans, was not able to be as prevalent in the marketing materials which may have hurt the box office, plus with the long run-time the film was not able to have as many showings. If it wasn't for the ancillary income, the film surely would have ended up in the red.

"Metal Gear Solid 2 is a convoluted disaster. The film dwells too much on the fictional techno jargon and not nearly enough on finding the solid story within the information." - Jon Farrell, Hollywood Reporter

"I've played the game and I honestly couldn't figure out what was going on half the time. In its attempt to please the video game fans, Metal Gear Solid 2 stays way too close to the game, not allowing the plot or its characters any room to breathe or grow." - Allen Poole, AV Club

"Have filmmakers not learned that you shouldn't replace your film's hero with a younger, less charismatic personality. Sam Claflin should not be the hero of the film, nor should his boring blank-slate character be the lead. I don't care if the film is faithful to the game. Chris Evans IS the Metal Gear Solid films and he should have been front and center once again." - Tom Lane, Detroit News

Rated PG-13 for frenetic action violence and some language