Marauder could have been a fine sequel, but at some point they lost track of the line between Christian satire (there’s a lot and it’s good) versus propaganda, resulting in a “Come to God” scene that I have not seen the likes of in the mainstream since the 50s version of War Of The Worlds. I find this generally unsettling, doubly so where Jolene Blalock is involved, and it does more than ever to break the story away from Heinlein’s intent.

If such things do not irritate you too badly, I would suggest seeing Marauder at least once.

The movie was alright but far from great. It was definitely better than the second movie but left me understanding why it was direct-to-DVD. What did surprise me was the use of Jolene Blalock. I had automatically assumed they picked her for her looks and, considering the previous roles I have seen her play other than in Enterprise, fully expected them to have a topless scene involving her or at least show her scantily clad. They didn’t do this which, honestly, impressed me. There was a scene with nudity in the movie but she was completely uninvolved. I’m glad to see that she played a completely normal role albeit in a less than great movie.