The movie was been in 5 years of making with 500 crore budget starring 13 action heroes for the first time in Hollywood would raise your goose bumps and thought of high octane- action movie. But most of time expectation kills. This time too, Stallone has directed the movie,which falls flat except for some gutsy action scenes.
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Story
Stallone and his 5 team members(jet Li, Statham etc)called as Expendables (have a logo tooo!!!!) work for money and completes the mission who ever gets him the task. Initially they rescue the people from the Somalia pirates.They are most dangerous team lead by the macho man Stallone. The CIA agent Bruce wills gets the team a mission to kill the General of the vilena island and save the people from the narcissist-attitude ruler.
Stallone and Statham both of them flies to the island in order to spy the place and palace of vilena. There they are helped by a contact, a girl(general daughter) who fights for freedom of the people of Vilena. Sooner Stallone comes to know that General is just the Puppet in the hands of Ex-CIA agent who is ruling the island with general's army is involved in drugs and brown sugar plantation. In the middle, these two have been caught for the interrogation where the both narrowly escapes killing the40 army persons.
They both comeback ,and decide not to take up this dangerous mission. But all of sudden they have been attacked in their place. Stallone wants to find the truth who is trying to kill their team. Stallone also worries about the girl who helped them has he got a soft corner/love towards the girl. So he plans to go alone to rescue the girl but at last all the friends(expendables team) accompanies him for his personal mission . Did they save the girl and people of vilena island?. get ready for damal dumil.... experience
Strengths
Undoubtfully the tremendous star cast which raises our curiosity. Stallone, Statham, Jetli, Mickey rourkey, Lunden,Austin, Charisma, Brucewills and cameo appearance of Arnold Presence makes the movie worth a penny spend. Statham , Stallone and Steve Austin stand out from others in action scenes as they got better footage. Photography is cool as most of them of night/black shots which are well pictured. Action choreographer as worked very hard in terms of co coordinating the big stars and has succeeded in giving equal screen space in action. Opening gunshots , spying Stallone and statham & not to forget the bomb blast in climax is best part of action in the movie
Editing is racy. Background score reminds you of Rambo sequels still it is noteworthy.
Screenplay is lazy but keeps you entertained thought the scenes are rehearsed from old action movies.
Weakness
Some of the cast have been wasted in the screen like Lundren, Jet li and not to mention the tattooist Mickey Rourke would have got some additional action which would have made a unforgettable action movie in the last decade. The script writing is lethargic and ill logic has most of the scenes jumps out of the movie.
Stallone looks old as well as the direction/screenplay in the movie. Action sequence are noisy, irritating some times(gun fires and bomb kaboom....) come on Stallone come out of the old action style..Movie starts well but fumbles towards the end.
But The Expendables is worth looking for the splendid stars cast and for some breathtaking action scenes with some great visuals
Verdict: 5/10(2 for the outstanding star cast, 2 for action sequence and 1 for photography)
Movie punch: Expendables- loaded with guns and bombs
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