Waste of talent

Rating: 5/10 (17 August 2010)

Yeah, all the big names are here, but there is absolutely no story. I guess it's a "classic" 80's type action movie in that:
 the storyline is predictable (Hmm, what will happen with the Gunner character? the general's daughter?)
 what little dialogue there is, is cheesy
 the editing is bad (lots of useless shots of people walking, planes landing, etc.)
 there is absolutely no character development (unless you count the embarrassing soliloquy by "Tool")
 there's lots of "American savior" stereotypes (including some fairly obvious symbolism in a church)
All of this could be forgiven if the action scenes were worth it, but they simply aren't. Recent flicks such as "Taken" or even the A-Team remake had better action than this. There's simply no excuse when you consider the big names involved.
This movie currently has a high rating here. Check back in a year when the hoopla after the big names has died down. Will this movie be worth watching again? I'm betting no.