The Expendables (2010; Genre: Action) Rating : 2 / 5 "Tasteless"

Studio Nu Image

Millennium Films

Distributed by Lionsgate

Directed by Sylvester Stallone

Release date 13 August 2010

Running time 98 minutes

Language English

Starring Sylvester Stallone

Jason Statham

Jet Li

Dolph Lundgren

Randy Couture

Mickey Rourke

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Brief Synopsis

A group of hired mercenaries is send to Gulf of Aden to rescue the hostages and end up with them accomplishing the mission. Sooner after the previous mision, Mr. Church comes to offer a deal for to assassinate General Garza in fictional island Vilena which later they find out that there is something behind the intention of Mr. Church. Barney (Sylvester), the leader of the team called "the expendables", decided to take on the missions although they have cancelled the deal when he finds out that they were being set up by Mr. Church to kill their own man.

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Review

With lots of big stars, the movie could have done better however The Expendables is just another classic action movie. Tonnes of explosions and gun fights are filling almost the whole 90 minutes of the movie. Unfortunately, the story line which is a bit of this and a bit of that seems to be letting the movie down especially with the short and corny dialog which makes some of the stars look like a fool. The drama element is badly developed, seems like it just making the movie looks longer with unclear romantic element.

Jet Li fight scene is a disappointment, the art of the fight that Jet Li usually executes has long gone since the beginning of the movie. Well, this is what a happen when you ask a boxer "Rocky Balboa" to direct a kungfu fight scene. The result is neither kungfu nor boxing.

Well, looking at the intensity of the action, it is not bad. The action element is well developed and it is surely going to entertain action lover. With all the big stars, the movie turns out to be not what I have expected i.e ordinary.