Nonstop action

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2010)

Within the action movie genre, this movie has to rank at or near the top. This movie has a solid story, great acting, snappy dialog and fantastic special effects making it one of the great action movies. The movie offers nonstop action with characters who either very likable or very bad. Eric Roberts and Steve Austin are chillingly effective as the bad guys and Sylvester Stallone has never been better as the good guy. Things blow up, mayhem abounds and the action is fast and furious. Yet despite all the noise the story stays on track and remains well organized, comprehensible and interesting. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have cameo roles that fit right into the story. There is violence but it's not gratuitous, it's integral to the story. The fight scenes are incredible. This movie probably won't be nominated for any awards and if that proves to be the case, it will be due purely to politics.