I miss the good ol' days when Stallone starred in classic action movies like Cobra and Judge Dredd (I know they were terrible, but at least they were fun) now he tries to play Lee Marvin to a group that isn't quite a dozen and not very dirty. The main problem with this film is the action sequences if it's an action movie shouldn't you be able to see the action sequences. All of the fight scenes were so dark that it was hard to tell what was happening. There was no chemistry between the two best friends Stallone and Statham instead it seemed like they had just gotten together to make a movie and that't it. Of course Stallone wrote and directed the movie so there is tough guy dialogue through out. I think he is 60 years old now so by now he should have learned how to write decent dialogue. At least every character while in a fight scene puts up their dukes and tells their combatant "Come on!" That get's pretty boring after awhile. I also don't like celebrity cameos. Arnie and Bruce Willis really have no place in the movie. Their scene feels like something that was put in as an after thought. It was good to see Charisma Carpenter again since I was just thinking about her, but there isn't any time for women in this film. It's all about muscle bound macho guys. Film critics will be studying the gay subtext of this film just like they do with Top Gun. Stay away from this movie. Do yourself a favor.
Review of The Expendables
