Not as good as it could've been.

Rating: 6/10 (16 September 2012)

The Expendables is an average action movie that is not as good as it could've been. This is just like Cobra where it tries too hard to be a cool action movie. The action scenes were cool, but everything else is either OK or bad. The dialogue is the weakest part of the movie. It could've been a bit better. Why does Lee Christmas talk about Dracula's life coach? Sylvester Stallone is just not a good writer. Another thing I didn't like was the intro. I didn't need to see a close up of Stallone's face. The only thing The Expendables should've been is a fun action movie. Not a wanna-be cool movie and to the first reviewer, no I did not expect award-winning performances or deep dialogue, but I didn't expect bad dialogue either.