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The Losers isn't a movie I can recommend outright as a really fantastic example of its genre, far from it. It has some logical gaps, especially towards its ending with the character resolutions (or lack thereof), and the use of slow-motion in the action scenes already dates it to an extent by its 'Hipness'. But it's also got just the right attitude, humor and energy to get by as what I might call a 'Saturday afternoon' quickie. This is the kind of flick that a guy would watch when he should be doing something else around the house or something. It's tough and unapologetic and a little too slick to be anything else than what it is. I enjoyed The Losers against my better judgment.

The premise and follow-through is kind of predictable, as it's about a group of elite fighters (think the A-Team) who get double-crossed by a rogue CIA agent and find a possible entry point with a mysterious woman to get back at him and clear their names. We see who will probably betray who, or what twists might occur, and sure the BIG WEAPON (in caps) that is used by Max (played with a cartoon character debonair by Jason Patric) is so preposterous as to be wholly entertaining. But the cast is up for playing these parts with every ounce of fun and excitement in the material, and I liked seeing the camaraderie between Morgan, Evans and Elba (the latter really coming into his own as a star), and Zoe Saldana shows off again how she's becoming a formidable talent in Hollywood films.

It's a hard movie to always defend for its plot inconsistencies, but it works in its own lets-just-play-it-loose logic. And sometimes the actors just cut loose, which is nice; seeing Chris Evans somehow inject life into using 'Don't Stop Believing' by Journey in an espionage scene is one of the most brilliant things of the year (if only because, simply, how could you use that song again after the Sopranos). And when it comes time for the BIG action set-piece at the end, it gives a good dose of what action movie fans look for: plausible implausibility, some gritty violence (albeit PG-13, it's still pretty intense), and a few real surprises in the course of events, for better and worse. I can't stress enough that it's not a particularly high achievement in its sort of movie. But for what it sets out to achieve, it does alright, which is enough sometimes.

Well don't know how i didn't knew about this movie that come out 10y ago, and i found out about it today.

Good action movie, fun and entertaining , and what else do you need from it. It had also very good music in background, some nice hard songs,

Also very nice bunch of actors, i mean Saldana should be enough but thrs Elba too, so all in all it was good discovery for me to find this today when we lack a good movies in 2020 n 21

Hadn't heard of it and knew even less about it when I saw The Losers and I just had a blast! It was a movie for guys who like movies with its mean action and a constant humorous undertone that stays in stride with the tempo of the film. It was hot chix, cool tricks, and explosives throughout.

I didn't dig the slow-mo too much, though. That John Woo stuff just rubs me the wrong way and I find it so pretentiously distracting! ugh.

But beyond that... if you want an entertaining "don't need to think about it flick", The Losers generously provides. If you're looking for something to stick with you to puzzle upon or stimulate you intellectually, search elsewhere.

Though slightly juvenile for an action film, (hence the PG-13 rating) The Losers has wit, and that counts for something. The clichés are all there; the distraught hero, the girl with the gun, the dapper villain eager to get his hands on nuclear weapons, the geeky tech nerd, the bad-guy cops. The Losers frequently plays all this for laughs, it has a great sense of humour without which the film would be epically cheesy. There are some familiar faces in the cast, along with some new ones, and everyone seems to be having a good time, which helps us to have a good time.

If I had to guess, I'd say it'd be Zoe Saldana which the studio values most for selling the product, which is kind of degrading. She may well be on the road to the Typecast city, until James Cameron gets Avatar 2 going. At least she can do her own stunts, something Megan Fox is probably incapable of. The best performance in the movie though is turned in by Jason Patric oddly enough, whose take on the clichéd super villain ready to wreak havoc with the push of a button, is perfect. There is no way anyone could take such a character seriously no why not goof it up a bit. The year is young but this guy is the Col. Hans Landa of 2010. Sometimes, the Losers doesn't work so good. At times it is just a little too unbelievable, especially the interplay between Saldana and Morgan, which is just gratuitous.

So for an early blockbuster, The Losers delivers about what you'd expect. Though there is nothing super special about it, the movie has some tricks up its sleeve which might be worth checking out.

I think people are being too hard on this movie. It's a big shiny explosions movie, with nothing especially new plot wise, to be sure, but who goes to action movies for plot? Not me! Clever repartee, good looking men (Saldana is hot, yes, but I'm female so ... Evans and Morgan, I'm lookin' at you), a villain landing somewhere between James Bond and Austin Powers, helicopter stunts, big guns, and big explosions. Good times.

Some great locations, good editing (also nice marriage of comic book style to live action style in the credits),decent soundtrack.

The Losers doesn't take itself too seriously, and neither should you.

Will someone please put Jeffrey Dean Morgan in more intelligent dark humor action leads? He is just amazing as a charming rogue leader of the marry band, and Chris Evans is an unexpected comic relief with nuanced performance and expansive range of acting.

Interesting take on comic book based action flick. It never looses a momentum or pace, it's through and through fun, but if you pay a bit of attention, you will see darker undercurrents and rather deep connotations. Well directed, well paced and entertaining all the way through.

There is no pretense here, but that's why the depth of characters and the story comes through in those shining moments. This would be action flick for cool guys and thinking girls.

In contrast to what many others have felt towards 'The Losers', it didn't quite work for me. Yes, clichés are expected in action movies but I expect at least some entertainment and some kind of refreshment, either in the form of action sequences, story or humour. At best, 'The Losers' is your average action flick. Aside from being far from memorable, there is nothing that particularly stands out. Even the dialogue is clichéd and the humour fails to work. The actors are stuck with typical action roles. For example. J.D. Morgan is the stereotypical leader, Zoe Saldana the kickass action heroine who will at some point turn against the group and who didn't know that one of the five was a 'double agent'? I must give Saldana some credits for doing her own stunts no matter how skinny she is. Jason Patric's portrayal of Max has got to be one of the worst performances in a villainous roles. I must add that the final sequences are marginally better than the rest of the movie. Overall, 'The Losers' has nothing new to offer and it failed to keep me entertained for its duration.

I love my food and I am always happy to pay for really good food, well prepared and memorable. However, while I may think myself above it, I do also love junk food – fast, easy, bad for me but yet triggering all the cheap senses that I have for it. So it is with films and it is the reason why I will always end up seeing the big blockbuster films that come out even if some of them are awful (Transformers 2 for example). The Losers is not big as big money or as big star-driven as some of the films this summer but it is a very good example of a film that knows it is a genre film and pus its focus on delivering what the audience has come to see.

All of this type of thing has the same problems but while some try to take themselves seriously as a franchise (to mixed results) or have ideas above their genre station generally, The Losers seems content to have all the plot holes and physical impossibilities as long as it can produce some entertaining noise for about 90 odd minutes, which it does pretty well. From a comic book that I (unlike some) will not even pretend to have heard of far less read, the plot sees an elite military unit betrayed by one of their shadowy masters and, with the backing of a woman as mysterious as she is sexy, hide behind their KIA status to re-enter the US and seek revenge on this "Max". As a plot it all goes where you expect it to and it has regular moments where cohesive flow or even internal logic are sacrificed for the sake of action or narrative convenience but this would only bug me if the film didn't keep me squarely in the "genre film" frame of mind, which it does for the most part.

It does this by remembered that I have come here for fun, action, slick delivery and silly (but not dumb) thrills. While some of the effects are a little on the cheap side (Aisha firing that rocket is one of the worst I think) it does deliver all the bangs you would want along with the coolness and unrealistic cavalier attitude of all involved. It also has a great sense of humour that embraces the violence and, although some will disapprove, makes it easy to enjoy rather than ever taking it seriously. The direction is part of it but the cast really do a good job making the material work. The film is an ensemble piece in a way and it does benefit from no one really big star in the lead – although it does rather rest of three of four of them in particular. Morgan is cool and tough, with a suitably grizzled and tired air to him that suits his character – elements of his Comedian in here. Saldana will be the biggest name to the majority of viewers and she does what is required of her by being sexy, tough and willing. Evans and Short bring a lot of humour that benefits the film, while Jaenada ticks the silent killer type well. As a Wire fan I of course like to see Elba and he does pretty well here – a good presence although it goes without saying that nothing gives him the material that Stringer Bell did. Patric is a nice presence and his villain is reasonably good even if it is not as good as the film would have liked. You can see what they were aiming for but Patric cannot quite make his mark enough to produce a great villain.

The Losers should only be approached by those looking for it to do what it proposes to do – this is not a classic thrill fest nor a film that has much in the way of tension or engaging plotting. Instead it is a dumb action movie that mixes big explosions with humour and charismatic delivery from the majority of those involved. In doing this it ticks all the genre boxes and ticks them well. A fine example of the sort of simple silly fun movies that the summer season should be about.

Well I don't know much to like about this movie. But at the same time there's nothing to hate here. Not even some stilted dialogue or the watered-down violence. The film moves in an almost self-parodying way, as if it was aware that it was what it was, a slick, glossy, action- packed, and fun thrill ride from start to finish.

The film is based on a comic book, and the story seems to prepare us for the upcoming "The A-Team" adaptation (which I'm looking forward to). It's filled with guns, girls, cars, explosions, fists, legs, knives, motorcycles, in fact almost anything but the kitchen sink. The actors seem to be having fun in their roles as the chemistry between the six leads show, but Jason Patric looks like he's having a terrific time, chewing every scene he's in and giving us what may be the funniest (although sometimes annoying) villain in years.

The film has it's action packed moments and plenty of laugh-out loud moments, but that's about what you can expect from a movie like this. Don't expect anything like "Shutter Island" or "Slumdog Millionaire" and you'll do just fine. Having said that, director Sylvain White keeps the pace tight and frenetic, and you can see some of his camera movements are similar to his previous film "Stomp The Yard", also starring Columbus Short.

So in short it's a time waster, but a not bad one. Sure it may be watered down for teens, but at heart it is what it is, big, loud, goofy, hilarious fun.

Overall rating: A solid 6/10.

I can't even begin to describe how bad this movie is. It's one of those hyperbolic action movies that has raging hormonal teen fantasy all over it. I can't even imagine a time in my life where I would like this unless a stroke killed half my brain and the only half left just liked moving pictures.

"The Losers" had it all: explosions, guns, fighting, tech, and sex. None of these things had to have any real purpose because the movie had no purpose. The paltry plot was about a five man black ops team that was betrayed by a rogue operative in the CIA. They were given a chance to strike back at the rogue operative named Max (Jason Patric) who was trying to acquire a doomsday device which would cause a world war. Max was such an exaggerated version of a bad guy he shot his umbrella bearer because the wind blew the umbrella away from her a bit.

Every character was an animaton programmed with a flimsy one-dimensional personality. The sex piece in this charade named Aisha (Zoe Saldana) was the team's ticket to getting back at Max. She need only convince the team leader, Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), that the team should follow her lead. The only way that's ever done in an action movie is with sex or sex appeal. She used both.

This movie was so unbearably gaudy, childish, and stupid it couldn't possibly hope to be taken seriously. It was a string of bad action movie cliches sewn together to make one steaming pile of a movie. Don't expect any rhyme, reason, or even laws of physics in this dung. Your only hopes of being entertained is if you switch your brain totally off and just watch the pretty people and the awesome explosions.

On a mission in Bolivia, a special CIA team is sent to kill a target. Special circumstance happen when they see kids in the target zone. After rescuing the kids, they put them on their rescue helicopter and wait for a different extraction. Then they see their helicopter hit with a missile, the kids are dead and they are suppose to be to. Now they must make their way back to the States in order to get their lives back and kill the one who set them up.

The Losers is based on a comic of the same name. It was a limited issued series that I had never heard of, but after seeing the film, wouldn't mind checking out. The Losers is the type of action flick that surrounds itself with comedy and absurdity. You can't really take the things that happen seriously and the film knows this, it also pokes fun at itself. The Losers consist of Clay (Jeffery Dean Morgan) the leader, characterized by a guy who wears suits with no tie. Roque (Idris Elba) second in command and a hot head. Jensen (Chris Evans) who runs tech and is the comic relief. Pooch (Columbus Short) the driver and Cougar (Óscar Jaenada) the sniper expert. Each one has their own typical character trait, from rebel to wise-ass. The leader is obviously a troubled guy, who wants to do good and then you'll have your quite but deadly assassin. Nothing new by an means, but going in expecting this, I had a fun time.

Zoe Saladana plays Aisha, the ass kicking chick who discovers they are hiding in Bolivia and offers them a chance to kill the guy who set them all up, Max (Jason Patrick). She tells them she will fund their operation as long as they get Max for her. Hmm, sounds like she has something of her own agenda. Can we trust her? We don't know, neither do they. But they have nothing else to lose right? The villain as I mentioned earlier is Jason Patrick, whose last memorable film was 2002's Narc. He doesn't have much of a résumé, so I kind of found it odd that he was the villain in this piece. I don't know how well he does comedy since it was pretty lacking here. You read that right, comedy. The villain is comedic and his routine is the straight face bit. His lines were delivered awkwardly for me and it really was an awkward performance.

I kind of expected more action from this film, it doesn't wow you in anyway. The action sequences used are entertaining enough though, mainly because of who the characters are and what they do. Seeing Evans do some of the things seemed odd though, I didn't expect him to have much of an action background for his geek/tech character. Although it was interesting watching him with having Captain American on in the back of my mind. The Losers doesn't try to do anything new, instead it tries to simply entertain the audience that it is targeted at. To say this is a no brainer action film would fit it perfectly.

There are some twists and turns in the plot that I personally didn't like. It makes sense, but for me I wanted things to turn out differently. I'm told that the same thing happens in the comic, but I didn't want the dynamic of the group to be changed. I found myself disappointed with that aspect. The use of music in points is odd, Journey pops up in one sequence that might be the most memorable part of the film. That scene alone should tell you that the film is not just an action junkie film, but for people that want to laugh.

Can I recommend The Losers? I sure can, it seems to be getting beaten by the critics. I can see it from both sides of the looking glass. It's far from perfect and has a lot of things that would make people question it. Some of the comedy doesn't work, some people might not like the action sequences and again, the lead villain is odd. But I had a hell of a time watching it. The film is going to do very little business at the box office, mainly because there was no big name to draw people in and things that are based on anything that is not popular usually just has that small cult crowd. Kick-Ass was the victim of this last time, The Losers is the victim this time. I can totally see this film going into obscurity and no one remembering it. Which is a shame, because I liked it.

This is a semi-globetrotter movie of rogue operatives against a "villain" that wants next generation Nukes.

Has good budget, interesting sequencing, talented actors. But every character is written exactly the same.. big ego, terrible one liners, all effective in some field. One stand out more (Chris Evans) but not in a particularly good way. Also has some bad CGI, weird editing and pacing, and thinks to highly of itself. And lastly, completely forgettable and generic dialogue. And the ending..

Aside from those many negatives, it is very competent, just not interesting. I would call this movie "safe" if nothing else.

Very good art direction for the comic-book parts!

You can read that this movie is full of clichés. A lot of movies are. However, the makers of this one didn't quite seem to understand any of them. The story is silly - and very predictable once you know it is so dumb, so don't try to think that some scene was smart or you will be disappointed in less than 5 minutes. There are a lot of big factual errors, too.

The movie doesn't even have a real conclusion and the main threat doesn't even look as threatening as it should. There are a lot of gaps, the characters are totally flat, CGI is lame, action scenes are not entertaining at all and pseudo-scientific gibberish is truly terrible, especially because it is not really necessary. Why they didn't consult some smart 14-year old about technical details?

Far Cry (2008) by Uwe Boll got 3.2 out of 10. The Marine 2 got 5.0. I think these ratings are pretty accurate. The Losers got 6.5, so you may think it's better than any of these.

It is not.

A fun action movie with a few cinematic movies and a well developed if not predictable storyline. The cast had great chemistry and the action scenes worked well.

The Losers delivers a great deal of pleasure. It was witty, funny, interesting and a marvelous watch. This comedy is like a parody of hardcore action films, so don't expect any mind-blowing depth. Just go with the flow. It's fun.

I hadn't any significant expectations for this movie, so the enjoyment was even bigger. At times the plot might be a bit predictable but that doesn't disturb the ride at all. It's got fast pace, entertaining action scenes and it's fun. Fun is the word here. The cast was brilliant, as well. Zoe Saldana was great as always. And for the first time i felt that Chris Evans (Push-junk and Fantasticless 4) did a good job. The villain was a bit weak though. But descent acting carried the movie for the whole time. All you need.

As long as you don't take it seriously, it is brilliant and you won't be disappointed. Shoot 'em up!

Very bad. Mainly due to poor, talentless director who cannot shoot well an action sequence if his life depended on it. But also due to the script, which is ridiculously bad, with dialogue witless and primitive (the only good lines belong to the Indian character). I hope this bombs and no sequel - part 2. But if yes, then with a different director please!

Standard by-the numbers band of assassins number, slickly done, but all the big name talent picking up paychecks here can't raise it above middling. Adequate time-waster if you keep expectations in check.

The writing is absolute garbage and showing certain psychopaths as having empathy makes very little sense. Can shoot a loved one without batting an eye one second and show heart and compassion the next. Obviously the writer has no understanding or education in psychology, and in my view shouldn't be making films.

This movie is a decent rental, but really not worth watching it in theaters. In another words it just a flick that might get you pumped for the better movies that is coming out this summer. Just about everything in this has been done before but much better, and even while you see things blowing up and crap it just isn't that exciting or entertaining. Which is a shame cause the cast is pretty legit, but almost everything else falls short. The main villain in this, tries way too hard but just comes off as being awkward most of the time. It's a below average action flick and in order to make it seem better than it really is, it has these choppy cinematography, random slow motions that really ain't that necessary and bunch of pauses. It also tries a bit too hard to be all comic book like but it just doesn't feel like a comic book movie either, not saying the comic book to this was any better. Bunch of 10 yr olds might enjoy watching this in theaters, thinking it's all cool and all but for movie vets than seen and know about good or better movies might just be somewhat entertained watching this at home with a couple of friends instead. Not terrible, but far from rushing out to theaters in order to watch it.

4.8/10

This is not an A-list movie and it doesn't have A-list actors. But you know what? I thought it was a lot of fun! Likable good guys and despicable bad guys. A good story line with side line stories and a nice twist here and there. Great stuff.

I'm guessing it was based on a comic book, because they always make great movies. And the comic book flashes kinda made it obvious... But the best part of this movie? Well I've watched some A-list movies and they off the bad guy really poorly. But the offing of the bad guy in The Losers was worthy of appreciation! Once again, great stuff.

I really enjoyed this movie and I reckon if you accept it as a comic book action flick, you'll enjoy it, too. 8+/10

THE LOSERS is anything but. Created to appear like a comic book in motion, writers peter Berg, James Vanderbuilt and Andy Diggle have come up with a script that has defined some strong, unforgettable characters, outlined an all over the place story line, and managed to polish it all off with just the right amount of parody, humor, steamy scenes, and silly dialogue that makes the movie work. It is a film highly dependent of pyrotechnics and special effects, but these also are pulled off in such a way that they, too, are entertaining an even set the audience to cheering.

The story comes across as a bit jumbled due to the many sites where the action takes place, but essentially it is the tale of a group of five men (CIA operatives) who in an attempt to save some children in a fated helicopter escape from a disaster in Bolivia instead are assumed dead when the report of the exploded helicopter reaches the US. The five men toss their dog tags into the flaming ruins of the helicopter and thus become lost to the world. The team is a talented and well trained unit and each of the members has a special identity and gift: Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is the leader (and womanizer), Roque (Idris Alba) is the brains, Jensen (Chris Evans) is the wildly funny guy, Pooch (Columbus Short) is the sensitive guy, and Cougar (Óscar Jaenada) is the sniper with the ever present hat. The team (the Losers) becomes the target of a betrayal in dealing with one Max (Jason Patric) who is preparing the bomb to end all bombs. Out of nowhere comes the mysterious Aisha (Zoe Saldana) who works her way into the group via Clay's attraction to her beauty. But Aisha has her own agenda and the team joins her in uncovering and hopefully destroying the lethal Max who is planning global warfare. There are unexpected twists in the plot and internal challenges to the team's structure, but it all comes round in the end.

Yes, this is yet another noisy action film with classy acting from not only the stars but from everyone in the large cast. It is a hoot of an action thriller and hopefully this cast will be reassembled for a Part II in the future.

Grady Harp

The Losers is a film based on comics about a team of black-opps force who goes on mission and crime fighting. This is the first time I watched an action film in a long while and though it wasn't an excellent movie, I have to admit that it was entertaining and quite surprising. Of all the leads, it was Chris Evans who stole the show and provided some comic moments in the film. The villain was also very annoying. Whether this was intentional or not, it would have been better if he was less campy and less clichés. Morgan looked too old and chunky to be doing the action sequences. The movie was also full of clichés. In some scenes, you can almost predict when there will be a car blast, when someone will get shot and when the lead star will save the day. This movie is ideally watched if you have nothing to do and just need to watch something entertaining. Don't expect a great action movie so that you won't get disappointed. Maybe because it was rated PG-13, it was a good movie but it could have been better. Also I found it to be quite confusing at some scenes, but in the end it was good. The movie was predictable yet enjoyable

The Losers is based on a comic book of the same name. I like comics, but have never picked up this title, and if this movie is any indication of the quality of the comic, it seems my decision was a wise one. The Losers alternated annoying me and then boring me, but I persevered and finished watching the film, hopefully you won't have to.

The film begins in Bolivia, where our heroes, a macho black ops team, has just targeted an evil drug lord's compound for a bombing run. Suddenly a bus load of innocent children pulls up, teddy bears and all, and the heroes try to call off the attack. They are overridden by a mysterious voice that identifies himself as Max, who coldly states "I knew they would be there". See how evil that makes him? He wants to bomb kids, he is so much more evil than the last action movie villain I saw who only wanted to kill the hero. Anyway, the heroes can't stand by and let the poor little tykes get blasted into thousands of tiny pieces so they get in their Humvee and race to the compound and kill the seventy guards there, take out the drug lord, save all the kids and then outrun a huge explosion, all in under five minutes. It does make one wonder why they bothered with the air strike in the first place.

After saving the kids they take them to the extraction point but the team and the kids can't all fit onto the chopper so the kids go first and the heroes stay behind, only to see it shot down on the orders of the mysterious Max. See he really is evil, not only does he want to kill kids, he actually kills kids, there is a flaming teddy bear amongst the wreckage that proves it! The Losers realize that they were supposed to be on that chopper and fake their own deaths and go underground until they are ready to get revenge on the evil Max.

The rest of the movie has your requisite number of shootouts, car chases, explosions, fight scenes and all the other things an action movie is supposed to have. I didn't find any of the characters to be especially interesting or likable, quite the opposite in fact. On several occasions I really wanted Jensen (Chris Evans) to get die a horrible death. It's a bad sign when you start to root against the heroes. Not that the villain was any better. The movie spent a lot of time establishing just how evil Max (Jason Patric) is; blowing up kids, shooting random people for no real reason, planning to make money off starting a war, shooting more random people, etc. The only thing he didn't do was toss kittens into a meat grinder while wringing his hands and laughing maniacally, isn't it enough he betrayed and tried to kill the heroes? I would have figured out he was a bad guy all on my own, I didn't really need the extra help.