Film2010103 min

The Expendables

Name: The Expendables
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 2010
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts

Taste attributes: actionadventurethrillerespionagemartial artsfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeWide-ranging and very fast: a heightened thriller, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 6,136 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. 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.

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