just.... sad

Rating: 2/10 (3 September 2010)

Yes, my first thought was - this is Sex and the City for men. Yes, I am a woman. And - yes, I really enjoy a good action movie. Because I like tough guys. Tough guys with brain, that is. And sadly, this movie had non - tough guys with brain, that is.. Scenario - 0, action scenes - boring, close-up action scenes with Jason Statham - the only thing worth going through this agony. Yes, I understand, one should not expect elaborate dialogues and twisted story in an action flick - but still??? What makes a good movie? 1. A good story, 2. Nice special effects/action scenes. This movie had none, except for the few with Jason Statham, as mentioned above. I couldn't stop myself from comparing this nonsense to Bourne trilogy - one of the best action movies I've ever seen. That one had it all: good story as a framework, some really good action scenes and a HERO. Expendables? Hardly explainable scenario, 1 good action scene and a hero who is in mid-sixties, hardly capable of running and getting his ass kicked (and admitting it!!!).I winced when I saw Stallone running in one scene - I thought he would break his hip! And lousy dialogues.. Why couldn't they just let Mickey Rourke quietly make the tattoos and not babble on some pseudo-existential nonsense? Could've used the time for some good scenes. Really, really bad movie. And I only gave 2 because of Statham, otherwise it could've been 0.