Bleh

Rating: 4/10 (10 September 2010)

I get it I totally do . This was supposed to be a homage to all the 80s and 90s action films that made Stallone, Willis etc household names . Thing is it kind of failed to do that or well do anything really .
Don't get me wrong.... Oh no the body count was there and the explosions were there and the stars were there and the guns were there and there were some very nice sequences ...thing is that is all you remember ( I can for example remember Terry Cruz's gun rather than his character ). There were also too many out of plot moments . Like the meeting with Arnie, Stallone and Willis - Planet Hollywood anyone ? One moment I thought was quite funny was where the bad guy went into a speech about not hurting women then handing her over to Steve Austin and given his legal issues and accusations that was a little in bad taste .
What is disappointing is all through the film there are parts you expect to develop into something don't . Charisma Carpenter appeared in two scenes as a disgruntled love interest for no reason . Dolph had an interesting character flaw in he was an addict but that story thread went no where ...and I know that 80s action flicks were not known for character development but they were not grotesque cardboard cut outs .
By the end of the film when Stallone is shot it is a meah moment because there had been no build up to that point and to be honest there was no peril threat or investment by the characters or the crew so the audience were feeling like they had been taken for a ride .
And I think this the worst part of the film and the aspect that separates it from the 80s action films and that is I cared about the heroes in those films . In this one I couldn't even name them ...