Sylvester Stallone continues to mine his former glories for new material. This time he drags back some of his action colleagues and some new ones as well.
The problem with this film is the expectations. Stallone set himself such a huge task of creating an awesome action film that matched the level of excitement his audience had. But sadly he does not reach those lofty levels. This is not to say the film is terrible but just not as wonderful as you might expect. The biggest problem is the plot. What little there is of it. To me it felt like the kind of plot you find in straight to DVD action films and not one you see in cinema. Maybe Stallone designed it that way to make his fellow co-stars feel more comfortable. The one thing Stallone did get right was the action. What stops this film from being awful are the spectacular action scenes. Nothing can beat seeing bad guys getting stabbed, shot, beaten up and blown up. Every thing goes totally over the top at the end with a great action sequence.
Acting is not something that you expect from this type of film. As long as they can shoot and fight then they are doing a good job. Not much emotion is involved. Stallone and Statham are the ones who get the most material to work with character wise and do a pretty decent job. The rest of the cast are there for their muscles and do a good job of it. Eric Roberts though looks like he is having the most fun as the villain.
Not the most thought provoking film of the year. A guilty pleasure if you like big, dumb, fun action films.
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