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Created Jan 16, 2011 11:16PM PST • Edited Jan 16, 2011 11:16PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   This movie is sort of like the 8-cylinder version of the A-Team’s 4-banger. As you would expect from any Stallone movie, plenty of violence-laden action abounds, sometimes in a disconnected sort of way – but to be sure, watching bad guys get their heads blown off is an all American macho form of entertainment that Expendables caters to. Of course, besides bad guys, the good guys have girls to go after (er, rescue) also. Good fun if you are in to this sort of movie!

4. Acting

   Good 3.0

   An all-star cast of the action-adventure genre: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke – and even a short stint by Arnold himself. They actually make a good group together. Stallone gets kudos for thinking of throwing them all in a post together and crafting up a good stew of action acting. The mainstay was Sylvester and Jason, but I really liked Mickey for the more subdued role he had to plan.

5. Male Stars Good 3.0

6. Female Stars Good 3.0

7. Female Costars Good 3.0

8. Male Costars Good 3.0

10. Film

    OK 2.5

    Overall just about what you’d expect, but not much more. Straight forward Stallone entertainment – no surprises here – just consistency.

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.5

    Plenty of gratuitous blood in this one.

17. Sex Titillating 2.5

18. Violence Fierce 2.5

19. Rudeness Salty 2.5

21. Reality

    Glib 1.9

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.9

23. Biological Glib 1.9

24. Physical Glib 1.9