Often resembling more of a mobile game than a movie, this entry is the worst in the action franchise with plenty of cheese though no charm or craft.
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.
At the beginning of Expend4bles, the fourth entry in the action series The Expendables, there is almost a light echo of First Blood when we meet back up with the now 77-year-old Stallone as Barney. Repetitive snarkiness aside, he may as well be Rambo in his later years as he is dealing with being alone and feeling the pain of a lifetime of injuries catch up with him. While it has nowhere near the depth, emotion, or complexity, it is still about an action hero who is seeing the world pass him by.
What Is 'Expend4bles' About? The story, which both matters not at all and far too much, kicks off with a group of baddies stealing a nuclear weapon . Led by Suarto Rahmat, who is played by a largely wasted Iko Uwais of the spectacular The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2, he wants to use it to start a war between the United States and Russia. Who else can be sent to stop him? That’s right, the ragtag team that is The Expendables.
'Expend4bles' Wastes Its Action Stars Without tipping off anything, the film proceeds to sideline many of the main cast with Stallone in particular being basically an extended cameo rather than a full participant. This is unfortunate as there was potentially something to seeing him and Statham bounce off each other.
Even as Statham, who is essentially the lead of the film, never feels like he is phoning it in, there is just so little that stands out. The twists are obvious and can be seen coming from a mile away, making all the dancing around it feel tiresome. When the staging of many of the fights just involves people standing in one place, it feels like the film is taking the piss while never doing much more to come to life. It makes for the worst Expendables yet.
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