The Expendables | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | April 3, 2012
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More a favour to action fans than a strong film. Bookended by a cool ensemble, middle is just typical action nonsense. Truly is #expendible.
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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. |
| lead actors | Sylvester Stallone | Jason Statham | Dolph Lundgren | Eric Roberts | Randy Couture | Steve Austin | David Zayas | Giselle Itié | Terry Crews | Mickey Rourke | Bruce Willis | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Charisma Carpenter | Amin Joseph | Senyo Amoaku | Hank Amos | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Sassa Nacimento | R.A. Rondell | Tze Yep | Gary Daniels | Jet Li |
| director | Sylvester Stallone |