The Losers Review

Rating-4/5

I, like basically every male being currently alive, enjoy action movies. Every now and then, I just like to drop my brain in a bowling ball bag and be entertained. Terminator 2 and Commando are perfect examples great action movies that don't take themselves too seriously. Then there's stuff like Terminator 4 and Daybreakers. Those movies make the mistake of thinking that their audience actually want to see political allegory or existential contemplation more than vampire hunters and evil robots. Thankfully "The Losers," based on a comic book series that I haven't read (yet), does not do those things. There's no dramatic narration or scenes where the main character breaks down and cries, just to show that even badasses are human. No, The Losers knows exactly what it wants to be. And what it wants to be is a well written action movie with funny and memorable characters and cool action. Is the story original? No. Have the action ideas it comes up with been done in other places? Yes. Does the movie know this and make sure we know it too and love every minute of it? Absolutely. My personal favorite character is the man-of-few-words Cougar, but the biggest surprise is Chris Evans, making a turn to play a character that I can stand. Also, Jeffrey Dean Morgan NEEDS to be in more action movies. He's so calm and collected, but at the same time is totally badass and awesome. And of course, the villain, Max. This guy is hilarious. He violates every villain cliche, but pulls it off so smugly and well that you can't help but love him. Max is the kind of person that you'd see trying out for the next James Bond villain, he just steals every scene. Overall, if you're tired of movies trying and failing to be edgy and want a good time, go see The Losers.