wayward_philosopher
I don't understand the hate for this movie. Sure, it's not the most original, but few action flicks are these days. But at least from this one you get some pretty great laughs, solid acting with a couple of stand out performances, and an all around fun ride. For me, performances not to be missed include Idris Elba as the intense, skeptical, yet practical second-in-command, pre-Captain America Chris Evans as the utterly obnoxious, yet hilarious motor mouth tech guy (the scene where he goes in under cover as a Journey belting bike messenger is my favorite), and Jason Patric as the possibly insane, unnervingly cheery, bad guy. Columbus Short as Pooch definitely deserves honorable mention. And Zoë Saldana never disappoints.With that said, yes, there are things that don't work for me, like the gratuitous and cliché romance between Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoë Saldana. And at times, sure, it is definitely a little too over the top ridiculous, but I think this is by design, and I challenge you to find a contemporary action flick, especially one based on a comic book, that is not. To me, the A-team movie was so much worse on that score.Still, this movie deserves a watch, especially if you're a fan of action flicks. Provided you don't try to take the movie more seriously than it takes itself, you won't be disappointed!
Gordon-11
This film tells the story of a group of ex-CIA agents who has been the target of an assassination, but they survived. They have to fight against the odds to get their life back.The synopsis sounds way more exciting than the real film. Don't get me wrong, the film is entertaining, but it's more a comedic kind of funny, rather than an adrenaline pumping action film kind of funny. The film manages to make hard fights look light hearted and in the rein of a comedy. The seductive scenes by Zoe Saldana is good, but these of course turns into lethal fights in almost no time. The scene of Chris Evans changing in the elevator is quite memorable. It also contributes the film being an action comedy than a traditional action film. "The Losers" is entertaining, but I'll probably forget about it in a few months.
englishpete65
A movie that starts promisingly, the cast are perfectly capable actors but the script is woeful and scenes which are supposed to evoke tension are both devoid of any and utterly predictable. Zoe Saldana plays Aisha of whom it is claimed "...the CIA has a standing kill order on her, as does Hamas, Sinn Féin, pretty much everyone with the exception of PETA wants this chick amscrayed". Whilst it may be possible that the CIA and the military wing of Hamas want this lady dead, Sinn Féin is a political party who do not have outstanding kill orders on anyone. They are affiliated with the Provisional IRA who might engage in such activities. In short, the script is idiotic and at times makes no sense. There are some decent special effects that are completely wasted on a movie so poorly thought out and the same goes for the cast who do an amazing job of making this turd of a movie seem vaguely palatable. Unfortunately this picture isn't even so bad it's good. It is just awful. Utterly forgettable.
