Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta Jones and Brian Cox; what a cast.... yet it's just a better version of Expendables and with better actors.
It is a very enjoyable film; it has great action scenes, the plot is solid and it has some very good performances. Anthony Hopkins is great; his role as Bailey is almost like Hannibal Lecter on happy pills. Helen Mirren is excellent yet again as the vicious Victoria and Mary-Louise Parker does well again as Sarah. However Bruce Willis does, at points, come across uncomfortably unconvincing; yet he's good in other parts of the film. I am unfortunately losing hope in his ability; we are a million miles away from a certain John McClane. I think John Malkovich is a superb actor, but the dialogue and material he was given didn't match his acting skills.
As i said it is basically a better version of Expendables, but instead of a cast full of over the top, cheeseball actors, you have Oscar winners and fully fledged stars. And of course an actual plot. It will be interesting to see who hops aboard the train for the likely completion of the trilogy.
6/10
It is a very enjoyable film; it has great action scenes, the plot is solid and it has some very good performances. Anthony Hopkins is great; his role as Bailey is almost like Hannibal Lecter on happy pills. Helen Mirren is excellent yet again as the vicious Victoria and Mary-Louise Parker does well again as Sarah. However Bruce Willis does, at points, come across uncomfortably unconvincing; yet he's good in other parts of the film. I am unfortunately losing hope in his ability; we are a million miles away from a certain John McClane. I think John Malkovich is a superb actor, but the dialogue and material he was given didn't match his acting skills.
As i said it is basically a better version of Expendables, but instead of a cast full of over the top, cheeseball actors, you have Oscar winners and fully fledged stars. And of course an actual plot. It will be interesting to see who hops aboard the train for the likely completion of the trilogy.
6/10