An entertaining Big Budget action "B" movie.

Rating: 8/10 (12 September 2010)

An group of elite mercenaries (Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture and Terry Crews), they called themselves "The Expandables". They are men for hire to get the job done at any means necessary. When an mysterious man, who calls himself Mr. Church (Uncredited Cameo by Bruce Willis) hires "The Expandables" to overthrow an brutal dictator (David Zayas) in the gulf of Mexico but the real target is ex-CIA agent James Munroe (Eric Roberts) as well for his two henchman's (Steve Austin and Gary Daniels). Meanwhile, "The Expandables" gets help from an mysterious woman (Gisele Itié), who is their contact for the mission.
Directed by Sylvester Stallone (Rocky 4, Rocky Balboa, Rambo) made an fun, old-school action movie of the 1980's. This is certainly an Big Budget "B" movie with plenty of action, explosions and humour. The cast seems to be having an great time, although some of the supporting characters are thinly written. Mickey Rourke does appear in a small part as an former teammate of "The Expandables". Charisma Carpenter from "Buffy:The Vampire Slayer" TV Series has an small part as well. There's not much story to tell but the movie is very entertaining and it helps forget the small flaws to just enjoy the mindless action. Fans of action movies of the 1980's will certainly have an blast. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears uncredited in an amusing cameo. Screenplay by the lead actor/director and David Callaham (Doom, Horsemen, Tell Tale). Super 35. (****/*****).