The Expendables Film Review


The Expendables

 

All the action heroes (well, most of them) in a huge blast-out of an action film, loaded with high-octane thrills.

‘The Expendables’ is about a team of mercenaries (Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, and more) who are hired by a CIA operative to dispense of a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.

 That’s for the story, all the rest is basically just blowing things up with heavy artillery, as you would expect from a line up like this, and the mayhem is pretty consistent throughout. The leading stars are overshadowed quite frequently by mega-blasts of blown up stuff, but that’s what you mostly pay to see when you watch a film like this. Another downside to the film is that some of the much hyped stars – example Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis – are hardly in it and when they are all they have to do is one scene where they just joke around.

Overall, this film is a joyous experience if it’s full-blown popcorn action you’re after. For plot or character, look elsewhere.

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