Review - Expend4bles (2023)

          Hey guys, Chuck here. The new movie Expend4bles is the fourth film in the action movie franchise The Expendables, and is very much a case of all style with limited substance. The movie is directed by Scott Waugh, and sees the returns of Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture, who are joined by newcomers like Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Andy Garcia, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Megan Fox, Levy Tran, and Jacob Scipio. 

       The movie sees the team known as the Expendables going on a mission to recover a set of detonators being stolen from a general in Libya by a terrorist named Rahmat, who is said to be working for a dangerous individual referred to as Ocelot. So, it's up to Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Toll Road, and Gunner Jensen, along with new Expendables like Lash, Gina, Easy Day, and Galan to save the world from World War III. 

         Okay, so the story almost feels standard to the point of being pedestrian. And four movies in, I figured that The Expendables would have been better than that in terms of story. Also, the cinematography was almost a complete joke, with waayy too much shaky cam going on. Not an excessive amount, thank goodness for that, but certainly a good amount of it to where it's noticable. 

       The two really decent things about the movie is the cast performances, specifically from Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jacob Scipio, 50 Cent, and Megan Fox. Lundgren, Tran, and Couture are decent enough, and both Iko Uwais and Andy Garcia were memorable enough as the villains. And, on top of that, it was cool seeing Tony Jaa kicking ass as a former Expendable named Decha. Also, the action is slick and fun to watch. And, in my opinion, the action and the performances of the actors are the bread and butter of an action flick like The Expendables, and this latest entry does deliver that for the fans of the franchise, but it's not really gonna win over any newcomers per se.

      Honestly, I can only recommend Expend4bles to longtime fans of The Expendables franchise. So, I'm giving the new movie a rating of 3.95/5. Anyway guys, this is Chuck signing off, and I will be back tomorrow.

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