Not Great, But Much Better Than The First Film

Rating: 7/10 (18 August 2012)

I personally thought the first Expendables was a huge disappointment. While The Expendables 2 is far from great, it's definitely a step up from the first one. This time around, the whole film is actually centered on all the members of The Expendables on a mission instead of focusing only one character like the first one did. The action is much better filmed this time and the action sequences are an absolute blast to watch. The film also recognizes what it is and is full of cheesy one-liners and jokes. However, a huge problem with the film is that it drags a lot in the middle and there's a period where for what feels like quite sometime there is no action in the film. I enjoyed seeing the actors all hang out and crack jokes, but after a while it grew tiresome and I wanted to see them get back to the action. What we do get in the end pays off, but this movie really did need more action than what it did deliver. Overall, The Expendables 2 still didn't quite deliver the badass action movie that I had been hoping for, but there's enough here to keep you satisfied. Lets just hope they go all out for Expendables 3.