Oh and boy has Sly thrown together one of the greatest action casts the film industry has ever seen. Jason Statham plays Lee Christmas, Sly's right hand man, Jet Lee takes to the role of Yin Yang, then we have Sly reunited with Dolph Lundgren from his early Rocky days. That's just the start there are also roles for the likes of Mickey Rourke, Randy Couture, Terry Crews and Steve Austin. But best of all we get two cameo roles one from the Terminator himself Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the other coming from Bruce Willis. Now although the latter are only small roles they are at the very least speaking parts and the 90 seconds or so that Sly, Willis and Arney are on screen is pure magic.
Now not much can be said for the story line and the acting is mediocre at best but you dont need much of an excuse of a story to throw together a cast like this. Basically the mercenaries are sent on an impossible mission to overthrow a dictator and his American counterparts on a fictional island, all mixed in with Sly and Rourke's bromance and reminiscing of times gone by which seem to fuel the passion for their current mission. Also there is a side story for Statham who juggles his romance with Charisma Carpenter, off of the T.V Series Angel, with his job as a mercenary. But storyline and acting aside the real reason most will watch this film is for the testosterone fuelled, action packed film that this quite clearly is.
For me the only let down is that of the lack of martial arts on show from the likes of Lee and Statham but putting that aside the action we get from start to finish alongside the wise cracks and sarcastic humour make this quite a good watch.
Oh and if there is to be sequel why not possibly add to the cast with possibly the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Dwayne Johnson or even Jackie Chan ................... just a thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6RU5y2fU6s
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