A legacy sequel to a film that was meant to be a celebration of the legacy of 80s action stars. This has to be stretching the limits of Hollywood milking the cow to the extent that the cow has died due to exhaustion.
Rahmat (Iko Uwais) has stolen nuclear detonators from Gaddafi’s compound, and now it is up to the Expendables to rejoin with new blood: Easy Day (50 Cent), Gina (Megan Fox) and Galan (Jacob Scipio).
The Expendables were never known for its depth; it was always a cheesy celebration of old action stalwarts, but Expend4bles stretches the limit of cheesiness. Most of the action is shot in a way that it is hard to watch, with constant jump cuts and obvious CGI that distracts us from the action.
Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross is barely in the film, being absent for large chunks of action. Megan Fox as Gina is tasked with leading the group, which means she gets to hold guns and deliver lines in the most monotonous way possible. 50 Cent probably gives the most embarrassing performance, with barely any emotion or conviction. Half of his lines seemed ad libbed, and even then it’s hard to make out exactly what he’s saying. There’s also Galan, who is supposed to be the son of Antonio Banderas’ character, and he is supposed to be a more annoying version of him, but again the character is barely written in that manner and is forgettable.
Sure, there might be some entertainment to be found in terms of over-the-top action and terrible one-liners. Maybe the jokes are on me for taking it too seriously, but again, I don’t see the point of a fourth film in the franchise.
A legacy sequel to a film that was meant to be a celebration of the legacy of 80s action stars. This has to be stretching the limits of Hollywood milking the cow to the extent that the cow has died due to exhaustion.
Rahmat (Iko Uwais) has stolen nuclear detonators from Gaddafi’s compound, and now it is up to the Expendables to rejoin with new blood: Easy Day (50 Cent), Gina (Megan Fox) and Galan (Jacob Scipio).
The Expendables were never known for its depth; it was always a cheesy celebration of old action stalwarts, but Expend4bles stretches the limit of cheesiness. Most of the action is shot in a way that it is hard to watch, with constant jump cuts and obvious CGI that distracts us from the action.
Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross is barely in the film, being absent for large chunks of action. Megan Fox as Gina is tasked with leading the group, which means she gets to hold guns and deliver lines in the most monotonous way possible. 50 Cent probably gives the most embarrassing performance, with barely any emotion or conviction. Half of his lines seemed ad libbed, and even then it’s hard to make out exactly what he’s saying. There’s also Galan, who is supposed to be the son of Antonio Banderas’ character, and he is supposed to be a more annoying version of him, but again the character is barely written in that manner and is forgettable.
Sure, there might be some entertainment to be found in terms of over-the-top action and terrible one-liners. Maybe the jokes are on me for taking it too seriously, but again, I don’t see the point of a fourth film in the franchise.
