Expend4bles
critic Reviews
, 14% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Solid work from Jason Statham and some halfway decent set pieces aren't enough to make up for Expend4bles' lackluster action and cheap-looking effects.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's the third best out of the four, but better than [The Expendables 3] -- and still very entertaining.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJody RosenSlate
If Expend4bles turns out to be a swan song, it’s a fitting one, since it so neatly encapsulates the series’ formula.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireBreakfast All Day
It's just a huge waste of people with incredible talent.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTomris LafflyTheWrap
Dull and tasteless. The insertion of “4” [in the title] is unfortunately just about the most clever thing the fourth installment of this action series has to offer.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
Expend4bles features a storyline that would make an elementary schooler chortle at its lack of originality. This isn’t second-rate 007, it’s third-rate Fast and Furious.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
This is a dumb-as-rocks exercise in violence and stupidity, which represents a low for a franchise that was already scraping the bottom of the barrel, and it's on the very short list of candidates for the year's worst movie.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreVíctor López G.Espinof
Its undeniable dramatic, narrative, and audiovisual shortcomings undermine any attempt to, at the very least, entertain with its repertoire of setpieces for viewers over 18.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAnthony MorrisIt's Better in the Dark
If they're going to make Statham's Lee Christmas the star, time to latch onto the latest action trend. Set it during Christmas, give it a Christmas pun for a title, wrap some tinsel around a knife, and 5LAY RIDE is a sure-fire hit.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreConnor PetreyPop Culture Leftovers
A glorified made for TV movie that beyond all odds made it to the cinemas - EXPEND4BLES is a callback to the direct to video sequels that exceeded their limit.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMarie AsnerPhantom Tollbooth
Though the stunts are good, sometimes the backdrops are questionable.
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