
Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with lo... (Full plot summary below)
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Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul.
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| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsNever underestimate the nostalgia factor!" |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithDespite some surprisingly decent performances, it just isn't as fun as it should be. But Stallone does prove there's still some room left in the action genre for these titans, so let's why not? Let's have another round. |
| At the Movies (Australia)David StrattonThe body count is enormous, the explosions deafening, and none of it makes sense -- so why did I find this such a guilty pleasure? |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonWhen it isn't bad Shakespeare, this throwback 80s action movie... is like what we might see if Solider of Fortune magazine decided to get into the business of pornography. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordWhile you may have trouble figuring out who's running where in the film's big climax, Stallone sets off enough explosions to ensure their Brazilian shooting location could be seen from space. |
| Screen It!Jim JudyComing off like an all-star game with notable faces and a few exciting plays but not much in the way of an entertaining game plan, 'The Expendables' ends up as an overall disappointment. (Parental Review also Available) |
| MTVKurt LoderNot a parody of an '80s action movie -- it actually is an '80s action movie. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonStallone's boasted that he's made the drunk uncle of all dumb action movies and in several ways he has |
| MovieJuice!Mark RamseyWow, I haven't seen this much over-the-hill action since Don Ameche and Hume Cronyn did laps in Cocoon. |
| Lyles' Movie FilesJeffrey Lylesthe kind of all-out, over the top action movie they just don't make anymore, which is probably a good thing because the human brain can only take a movie that provides the equivalent to getting three consecutive adrenaline shots so many times. |