Expend4bles is disinterested in itself. There's cringey dialogue, groaner humor, blunt exposition, a generic plot, lame twists, deus ex machina, impersonal stakes, and an anticlimactic ending. The characters are flat, invincible, and unlikable. It actively avoids emotions, even when it halfheartedly feigns insincere drama. There is no logic, variation, or strategy to the action. Its chaotic direction adds incoherent combat, boring kills, weak tone, no tension, broken structure, and painful cliches. The acting is forced, shallow, wooden, monotone, and careless. Ultimately, Expend4bles has no ideas and even less effort, making the whole journey a pointless, repetitive waste.
Technically, Expend4bles is sloppy. Its imagery uses horrible shaky cam, bland colors, dull lighting, and clumsy framing. The tiresome editing adds clunky pacing, no momentum, bloated and overcut action, and choppy continuity. Its music is insignificant, unmotivated, and distracting. The production design is cheesy, cheap, forgettable, and cramped. Its effects heavily rely on cartoonish CGI and unconvincing green screens, contradicting the tangible movie era this franchise is supposedly homaging. The cast is surprisingly unimpressive. At least the sound offers adequate combat, though it gets excessive. Overall, Expend4bles is an embarrassing throwaway for everyone involved.
Writing: 1/10
Direction: 2/10
Cinematography: 2/10
Acting: 2/10
Editing: 3/10
Sound: 6/10
Score/Soundtrack: 3/10
Production Design: 3/10
Casting: 6/10
Effects: 3/10
Overall Score: 3.1/10
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