Entertaining but fails to use its full potential

Rating: 6/10 (14 August 2010)

Expendables had very high expectations due to its stellar cast. So I was very excited to see the movie although I knew high expectations often lead to disappointment. After watching the movie, I felt like it failed to realize its action movie potential although I still enjoyed watching it.
The plot is very simple but works well and is what you would expect from an action flick. There are a few really awesome action scenes but most are just OK. It wasn't quite as gory and shocking as Stallone's other recent action flick, Rambo 4. The dialogue between characters was entertaining for the most parts but some of the punch-lines left me with a feeling that there will be tumbleweed moving across the screen in the background. The biggest disappointment came from the fact that most of the cast, other than Stallone and Statham, get very little screen time. Willis and Schwarzenegger are just cameos and don't even shoot anyone. It still boggles my mind how a movie with two of my favourite action heroes don't even let them kill anyone.
So overall, it's still worth watching this movie on the big screen just to see all of the action heroes in one movie, however it definitely doesn't live up to its expectations.
Rating: 6/10