The Expendables is an adrenaline pumping action flick with all the explosions and hand to hand fighting you'd expect from a film of its class. Dialogue was at times arbitrary, or even just plain corny, but I don't go to action films to be wowed an incredibly witty script or have my emotions deeply moved; I go for the action.
The action in The Expendables is actually quite good, with some original ideas thrown in, and features Stallone's new look of realistic war violence(if you haven't seen the latest Rambo film, you're in for quite a surprise). At times the action does cross the threshold of the outrageous and "get real," which most people tend to either hate or love. I did not have a problem with it in this film though, and when it came time for the hand to hand combat, I was really impressed, mostly because when it come to Jason Statham and Jet Li, it's them doing the stunts for the most part. One fight down in a tunnel where Statham and Li tagteam a bad guy is quite memorable and got a good reaction from the crowd.
As already mentioned, The Expendables is no Shakespeare, and the one scene featuring Mickey Rourke that even approached a sentimental note felt forced and pretentious. However, the film delivers what it is suppose to deliver on, and the Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger cameos, though brief, were an absolute delight.
Until next time!
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