The Expendables

So I told you I am a mad action fan, so out comes The Expendables on Netflix and of course I cannot resist (despite all the bad reviews), it is a miracle I resisted seeing it in theaters!  However, post watch, I am now glad I saved on the theater ticket and popcorn for a movie less... awful.  Unfortunately the expected formula did not work - if you put a lot of bad-ass action stars in a movie together you do not get a bad-ass action movie.  Ridiculous plot and loose ends notwithstanding, Sylvester Stallone spent a lot of time getting his butt kicked and grimacing his upper lip, and the majority of supporting cast sounded like they were reading off cue cards.  Save for Jason Statham who was most definitely the coolest character, with Jet Li a close second (lots of funny "don't hate on me cause I'm tiny" comments).  Mickey Rourke was great as well, that is until he got all teary-eyed over the recollection of losing his soul in battle.  Even a couple of fun cameos by our old-school favorites couldn't pull this flick out of the muck.  It is a sad day for Action.