Stallone. Willis. Li. Lundgren. Statham. Austin. Schwarzeneggar. Rourke. All these leading action stars of the 80's and 90's come together in one large ensemble cast for the Expendables.
Stallone leads the all star cast as a mercenary group, who we at first find dealing with a pirate group off of the coast of Somalia. We are quickly introduced to our group, sans a few of the mentioned names. After a small moral complication, Lundgren's character is kicked out of the group due to his drug abuse and psychological problems. Returning to New Orleans, they are soon offered a new job to overthrow a dictator in South America. Taking on the job the group is soon thrown into a small web of betrayal and lies that ends in an explosive confrontation on the fictional island as they go in to do what they do best.
The film truly does have an all star cast of action actors, though some are not quite as well known to me as others. Sadly Jean Claude Van Damme is not present in this film, nor is Steven Seagal despite both being offered roles. We do however have a great cameo scene where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis take on the roles of a rival mercenary leader and a mysterious employer. A small shame that those two were not able to have larger roles in the film.
The Expendables is a great action film and a throwback to those that came before it. Aside from the small casting choices that irked me, the only real complaint that I have about the film is just how dark things can be at times and makes it difficult to track what is going on at times. Well worth a watch to action fans, or those looking to see what all the fuss is about.
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