They'll die when they're dead.
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.
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Unpretentious, classical in form, effortless and cool.
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- r96skon TMDB · Jan 20246/10
<em>'Expend4bles'</em> is a mixed bag. I was never entertained, though I was also never all that bored - odd. I think it's ever so slightly watchable because of those who are in it, given they all fit their roles to the T. However, I can't class it as anything 'good' because the sole job of these films is to be entertaining - and this just isn't, even if I wasn't necessarily craving the end credits. It's all simply rather dull. Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone (who is strangely, given he is the series' star, sidelined) are a solid pairing, while Megan Fox does quite well throughout - her best performance that I've seen, admittedly I haven't yet checked out anything with her in a lead role; <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/transformers/" rel="nofollow">Transformers</a>'</em> (meh) aside. Andy García, meanwhile, is alright, the best of the rest if I was forced to pick one of 'em. I'm kinda surprised this franchise even got a fourth entry, since its release I kept forgetting it even existed... and sadly, post-watch, I don't see that changing. Weakest of the tetralogy, for me.
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Oct 20236/10
To be honest, there's very little new in this formulaic action adventure. It's the usual old who has got the launch codes mystery that sees Sly Stallone's "Barney" recruit his best mate "Christmas" (Jason Statham) and their lethal gang of expendables to thwart the ambitions of an unknown criminal mastermind who is hoping to arm a boat load of nuclear missiles and start WWIII. Thing is, tragedy strikes very early on in the film and "Christmas" is taken off the team that is sent to avenge that. Is he staying home to fester? Of course not, and lucky too - for soon he is trying to free his pals from captivity before all hell breaks loose. Plenty of pyrotechnics, a bit of contrived sexual chemistry (with Megan Fox's "Gina") and loads of bullets and missiles flying around keep the film moving along well enough, but the story is the thinnest of the thin; the baddie's identity is hardly a challenge to discover nor is the twist in the tale at the end remotely unexpected. Good to see that the acting colossus that is Dolph Lundgren is still getting on screen nowadays, but otherwise this really is unremarkable stuff that even the usually charismatic Statham can't really sustain.
Read the whole review on TMDB - MovieGuyson TMDB · Oct 20234/10
A B grade action flick masquerading as a A list title. That's my reaction to Expendables 4. Yes, its a tired formula but at least previous Expendable films in this cheesy action franchise, showed a little genuine enthusiasm and included a cast of well worn but also well known, action stars. By contrast, the latest flick is easily forgettable with a good number of cast members, I've never heard of or seen on screen, infrequently. In summary, looks and behaves like a decidedly B grade action film with a sparse sprinkling of A grade action talent. Feels too, likes its going through the motions but not really delivering, if that makes sense.
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Cast
- Jason StathamLee Christmas
- 50 CentDrew "Easy Day" Farrell
- Megan FoxGina
- Dolph LundgrenGunner Jensen
- Tony JaaDecha
- Iko UwaisRahmat
- Andy GarciaMarsh
- Sylvester StalloneBarney Ross
- Randy CoutureToll Road
- Jacob ScipioGalan
Crew
- Scott WaughDirector
- Max AdamsScreenplay
- Kurt WimmerScreenplay
- Tad DaggerhartScreenplay
- Tim Maurice-JonesDirector of Photography
- Guillaume RousselOriginal Music Composer
- Michael J. DuthieEditor
- Yariv LernerProducer
- Jason StathamProducer
- Kevin King TempletonProducer
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