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Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.
A group of heavily armed mercenaries known as 'The Expendables' are hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow a ruthless dictator. However, their mission takes a dangerous turn when they discover a hidden conspiracy and find themselves caught between a corrupt CIA agent and a brutal drug lord.
The Expendables received a largely negative reception from critics, who criticized its predictable plot, underdeveloped characters, and excessive violence. However, it was a commercial success, appealing to fans of old-school action movies.
Praised for its nostalgic action sequences and star-studded cast.
Criticized for a thin plot and lack of character development.
Seen as a fun, albeit somewhat dated, throwback to 80s action flicks.
Google audience: Audience reviews indicate enjoyment of the action and the ensemble cast, with some finding the plot derivative and the humor hit-or-miss. Many appreciated it as a pure action spectacle.
Eric Roberts was originally cast as the villain, James Munroe, but was replaced by David Zayas due to scheduling conflicts. Roberts then took on a smaller role as a CIA informant.
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Rewatch in preparation for EXPEND4BLES. "THE EXPENDABLES isn't as fun as I hoped for. The testosterone-filled cast tries hard to make a forgettable, formulaic story borderline enjoyable, but the action set pieces are mostly an incomprehe...
Very Good Action Movie Warning - reviewer is over 50. If you don't like action movies, you will not like this movie. If you like action movies, you will like this one. If you like 80's style action movies, you will love it. Great/fu...