When it comes to movies, TV shows, or even a commercial, I have a list of three actors that I will not watch. They are Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, and Richard Gere. With that said, I will review Expendables 2 since the third part is on indemand today.
In Expendables 2, the super team lead by Sly Stallone and Jason Statham reunite on what would seem like a simple mission from Bruce Willis. They are to retrieve an item from a plane that has crashed in Albania. Once they arrive, they are ambushed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who plays Jean Vilain, an international criminal and arms dealer.
During the ambush, one of the members of the Expendables, Billy the Kid, is captured by Vilain. He tells the team members that he will let Ross go if they give him the item that they took from the plane. Of course, after they get the item, they kill Billy, setting up a plot for the movie where Barney Ross, played by Sly Stallone, vows revenge and goes after Vilain and his men.
The rest of the movie is mixed with a great blend of action and comedy as Ross tracks down Vilain. There are several battles with two surprise appearances by Chuck Norris, who gets Ross’ men out of a big jam. Norris would say that he doesn’t work with Ross’ team because he’s a lone wolf.
As far as performances go, Statham had some exciting moments with his speciality which was with knives, giving him an edge when it came to a scene where he seemed like he could take 100 men. Stallone has some good moments as well, especially with his battle with Jean Claude Van Damme.
Schwarzenegger and Willis add a great blend of comedy to the movie as they join the team in another battle. We get some good laughs out of their dialogue, especially when they exchange lines from their movies in Die Hard and The Terminator. My only disappointment in the movie was that I didn’t get to see Jet Li. I think he would have made a better choice than Dolph Lungren.
In any case, the movie leads to a predictable ending but along the way, there are a lot of laughs and action for everyone. My feeling was that it was a much better movie than Expendables because I felt the plot in that movie was harder to follow.
I guess I’ll never know if Expendables 3 was better than Expendables 2, which is fine with me. I wait for Expendables 4 and say that Expendables 2 is worth five stars.
Ron Hummer
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