The Expendables (2010)

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writer: Screenplay: Sylvester Stallone, Dave Callaham Story: Dave Callaham
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Giselle Itié, Charisma Carpenter, Mickey Rourke
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

The Expendables isn't more than it presents it self as, but sadly it's not even as much. To begin with the bright side. I really enjoyed the violent way they portray the movie. They don't deny the mercenary work in war is hell, blood and bullets flying, bombs exploding and knifes ending lives. That makes a lot of it work really well, but then comes the typical stereotypical Sylvester Stallone characters walking in a row. It might have worked better 15 years ago, but now we expect better.

Anyhow. Many will be satisfied by this ancient way of making an action movie, despite me not being one of them. I still wished they managed to go a little deeper and cut a bit of the macho shit we always expects... and get. And for those who didn't know yet: There also a couple of other action heroes from the past in cameo roles.