I grew up on old school action movies from the 80s and 90s and remember when Stallone was box office gold. In the late 2000s and 2010s it looked like Jason Statham was on his way to becoming the next big action star. That has fizzled since he likes to fight computer generated sharks and plays third fiddle to Vin Diesel in whatever Furious movie they're on now. Outside of that Statham just kinda sucks at making movies. Stallone is too old but yet we're to believe 75 year old gramps is the hero saving us all from nuclear war. The positives is there's some decent young action guys who could easily do what Jason Statham fails to do and actually make a decent film. No computer generated sharks though.
As for the plot, this time around there's a bad guy from the past (there always is) who should Have been killed years before that wants revenge. Except the bad guy wants to do more than that with some nuclear weapons he just stole. The rest of the rag tag crew of guys who could easily whip Stallone and Statham are just there and not given much to do. Sorta like Sly complaining about his role in Creed 3 which is why he turned that movie down. Sly is doing just that to some pretty decent actors who carry the action film torch. Megan Fox makes an appearance here to let us know she's still alive. The one good thing is the guy who plays the villain. Sort of like when Jet Li broke out to action star status in America after Lethal Weapon 4, this guy has the potential to break out in American action films too.
I did enjoy the throw back action but it has gotten silly and I wish they'd stop after part 2, which is one of the best action movies in years. This one is for pure action film lovers like myself but we want something new. Stallone looks like he should be fighting Ben-gay. It was a good career Sly but even Clint Eastwood knew when to call it quits.
As for the plot, this time around there's a bad guy from the past (there always is) who should Have been killed years before that wants revenge. Except the bad guy wants to do more than that with some nuclear weapons he just stole. The rest of the rag tag crew of guys who could easily whip Stallone and Statham are just there and not given much to do. Sorta like Sly complaining about his role in Creed 3 which is why he turned that movie down. Sly is doing just that to some pretty decent actors who carry the action film torch. Megan Fox makes an appearance here to let us know she's still alive. The one good thing is the guy who plays the villain. Sort of like when Jet Li broke out to action star status in America after Lethal Weapon 4, this guy has the potential to break out in American action films too.
I did enjoy the throw back action but it has gotten silly and I wish they'd stop after part 2, which is one of the best action movies in years. This one is for pure action film lovers like myself but we want something new. Stallone looks like he should be fighting Ben-gay. It was a good career Sly but even Clint Eastwood knew when to call it quits.