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6.5 out of 10

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  1. Aug 5, 2010
    8
    Totally fun action movie. Really straddles the line between over-the-top action and satire. Sure, it's ultimately disposable entertainment-- but who says that there is anything wrong with that?
  2. ChrisB
    May 3, 2010
    8
    Really a fun movie to go to the drive in at, lots of laughs and good thrills.
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  3. JPO.
    Apr 24, 2010
    10
    This movie was amazingly funny, corny and just what a weekend getaway movie should be like! Great cast for the goofy rolls and as always, Zoe is her pretty self. I recommend it to get a good laugh with some epic explosions fused in! Make sure to see it during the weekday where tickets are $7 bucks! :)
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  4. ChadS.
    Apr 25, 2010
    3
    Nobody is saying that Clay should undergo a nervous breakdown along the scale of a Martin Sheen in Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now"(perhaps a "Self-Flagellation Later"), which would certainly be disproportionate in a no-frills action film based on an obscure DC comic book. But for the sake of preserving some semblance to the real world(and actual human emotions), Clay, a former colonel in the CIA, needs to show some contrition, however obligatory or cliched such a gesture may seem. For instance, Clay could wake up screaming in the dead of night after recounting the helicopter explosion that instantly killed a group of small children. But the mid-air massacre has no effect on the squad leader, nor his subordinates, as they carry out their mission with the usual nonchalance and grit so integral to the genre. What happens in Bolivia, stays in Bolivia. Clay has only two things on his mind: get Max, and get laid, even though it's he who hands the chopper-bound children their death sentences after the yellow schoolbus that carried his unit and the young drug mules, nearly gets consumed by flames from the first of the movie's many explosions. Maybe Clay f**** the pain away, or maybe he(and the screenwriters) just don't give a s*** about the welfare of South American children. "The Losers" doesn't have to take itself so seriously like a comic book movie such as Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight", by evoking Atom Egoyan's "The Sweet Hereafter", but does it have to be this vapid, where the incinerated children are never properly mourned. Expand
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  5. JameyG.
    Apr 29, 2010
    6
    I thought movie had its moments, but then agian over all this movie is not the greatest. at times i wanted to go to sleep it was so boring, and the only really good thing about it was Zoe Saldana and thats about it.
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  6. AndrewT
    May 2, 2010
    8
    A fun movie, plain and simple. The Losers understands that it is an action-comedy, not a deep, philosophy/art film, and does what it does very well. I feel like The Losers pulls off what I've seen a lot of movies try to do and fail.
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  7. JBK
    Apr 25, 2010
    8
    Very Funny and a great action movie. If you like clever jokes and crazy action this is the movie for you. The cast has great chemistry and although you can see some things coming it doesn't detract form the experience.
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  8. RossB.
    Apr 26, 2010
    8
    I'm inclined to agree wtih Roger Ebert's review. The Losers is a fun movie, and even with the toned down nature of the adaptation, doesn't stray too far from the comic source material. It's an action movie that's not ALL EXPLOSIONS, ALL THE TIME! and it's funny without trying too hard, and it's very well acted at that. Is it horrible? Not at all. Is it Iron Man perfect-10 quality? Not really. Is it a fun weekend movie that you won't feel like you wasted $10 on? Most definately. I recommend it. On a side note, they're re-releasing double volumes of The Losers collected. If you're looking for something very dark, very violent, and very political, pick it up. It's one of my favorite series. Expand
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  9. JeffF.
    Apr 27, 2010
    7
    Pretty good action comedy with lots of explosions and stunts. I hope the A Team is this good.
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  10. David
    May 1, 2010
    8
    Nice graphic novel adaptation.
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  11. Camille
    May 15, 2010
    7
    This movie is a lot of fun. I think it could have used an extra 15 minutes to explain a little more fully exactly what was going on, but even without it, you have a pretty clear idea of the plot. It's shot really well, the music is awesome, and it's PERFECTLY cast. Perfect. Anyway, I'd recommend it to anyone just looking for some awesome explosions and and a wealth of attractive menfolk. Expand
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  12. JoeS.
    Apr 26, 2010
    5
    Not a bad movie, but you've already seen it about a dozen times. This is your average super-good-normal-guys-team movie with your standard, requisite gunfights, fistfights and evil bad guys. This is probably fantastically awesome for fans of the comic, but for everyone else it'll probably just give you the feeling that you've seen this movie 1,000 times before, right in the middle of the movie, as I did, and you'll ultimately just end up leaving wanting to watch something a little more original. Expand
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  13. MikeH
    Apr 29, 2010
    9
    This movie was the most fun I've had at the movies for a long time. The characters were likable, the dialogue was clever and amusing and the action was intense and well done. A lot of the reviews I have read about this movie are punishing this movie for not being something it never promised to be. If you're looking for a great time at the movie theater I would recommend this movie to anyone, comic fan or not. Expand
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  14. Aug 9, 2010
    3
    I laughed, I cried, I got mad and then cried some more from realizing how much time I wasted on watching this movie. If the movie's goal was to make me feel like a loser for watching it then mission accomplished.
  15. Aug 11, 2010
    8
    When Alex Proyas adapted the independent comic book "The Crow" to the screen it was one of the few and the only other big comic book adaptation of the 90's. The other being the widely popular Batman films that came out from 1992-1997(One directed by Tim Burton, two directed by Joel Schumacher.) but since "The Crow" massive commercial and critical success no other independent comic book has stepped up to the plate to fill the shoes "The Crow" left behind. That is until a little know director Sylvain White and his writers Peter Berg James Vanderbilt adapted for the screen an extremely little know comic book published by Vertigo X tentatively called "The Losers ". While this film may seem like another A-Team let, you tell you right now that you have never meet a team quite like "The Losers. Sylvain White's hilarious and audacious comic book adaptation is a work of art, well it is more like a grunge band song mixed with some good old action values, and revenge is a dish best severed cold. This film dish out some seriously cold justice to the baddies with ultra style and flare although films like "The Losers" lost there following at the end of the 90's. director Sylvain White knows this and while he has knowledge that some will not take kindly to a throwback action film, others will embrace it with open arms feeling nostalgic for the days of "FACE/OFF"(1997) and "Die Hard"(1989) and all the other great action films of the 80's and 90's. Some may find "The Losers" well a loser and others will find it to be an extravagant and very well executed action comedy with some serious intellect, it's the kind of film that is just too good to resist and even harder to hate. What I like most about "The Losers" is the care that was taken into telling the story it is quite well crafted and played out on screen, how all the characters seem to bounce jokes and witty dialogue off of each other. It gave the film a sense that these group of actors had worked together many times before and know how each other tick and that to me is something special it gives the film a better more buddy, buddy type feel instead of a stark military action picture type feel. What makes it feel this way is the joke filled script by Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt they lay on the jokes, the charm, the cool hip vibe and the intelligence to make this action picture stand out amongst the crowd, while it may not seem like "The Losers" should work, it does. It is an action film I am proud to say that I laughed so hard it hurt and was completely riveted by this film. The well know ensemble cast including Jeffery Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Zoë Saldana, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, Oscar Jaendada, Holt McCallany and Jason Patric(who this film could have seriously done without.) deliver fine performances in a film that is better than it should be and allot more keen and intelligent than we would have thought. There performances that including Chris Evans, Jeffery Dean Morgan and Zoë Saldana are three that must work so that the others can survive if any of theses three fail than the whole film comes crashing down with the rest of the cast. It is only to them and the quick-witted script that this flawed but extremely worthy film can gain that title, it succeeds on the actor alone. This film is not perfect it has its flaws and has its holes but the holes in this film are relatively minor ones that you do not really notice unless you are looking for them. From an action fans viewpoint this film is everything you could hope for in an action picture, and I know I have said that a few times but for some films it is mostly true and for "The Losers" it is spot on. I will admit that there were some moments where I questioned this films intention and then someone cracked a joke pr something very intriguing happened and I suddenly did not care anymore. It is a throwback essentially, a throwback to the days when films were entertainment and not super intelligent, scientifically accurate like all films must be today or they will rip it up and burn it. "The Losers" doesn't care it's here to entertain and give you some good laughs with your explosions along the way and if your forgiving I can promise you "The Losers" will deliver. Expand
  16. Aug 27, 2010
    4
    Ever wonder what it would look like if they made one of those 80s C-grade action flicks with explosions, shoot-outs and bigger explosions today? The same, but somehow much sadder and more pointless.
  17. Aug 18, 2010
    7
    Solid action movie, nothing particularly special. Cougar was the only notable character in the movie. But the plot has already been done a million times, and the team is basically A-Team Lite. It's worth watching, but not worth watching a second time.
  18. Sep 20, 2010
    7
    An entertaining action film with no pretension. Fast-paced and not too bogged down by characters' past problems or overblown romance scenes. Just the right amount of weaponry, explosions and bravado to keep the plot moving. A fun time.
  19. Jan 31, 2011
    8
    in all Losers was more entertaining then the expendables, the plot is way better. I know the plot isnt the reason we go to these movies but the expandables was just plain stupid. I loves the for many reasons its comedy, the characters, the villains. If you enojy action movies this is a must see but if are looking for anything else then action then you will be disappointed
  20. Nov 9, 2010
    6
    Someone told me that this was a better version of the A Team. It wasn't. It actually was pretty decent until one particular scene that was so fake it was embarrassing. I can deal with some phoniness but this was just retarded. Chris Evans and whoever the villain was were real good though.
  21. Nov 12, 2010
    8
    Very entertaining and enjoyable movie ! I wasn't bored at all. There was none-stop action, added with a little bit of humor. I recommend " The Losers" for those who like bad ass actions movies with smart humor and yet corny at some points.
  22. Dec 12, 2010
    7
    The Losers does everything but live up to it's name. An interesting story with a couple unexpected twists helps this DC comic adaptation compete with the powerhouse of movies that its competitor Marvel has been putting out. The Losers is no Spider-Man, but it is headed in a better direction than DC recreation of Superman. Read full review at FlicksWorthWatching.com
  23. Oct 23, 2011
    1
    There is nothing wrong with the premise of the film, despite lacking any semblance of originality. But by trying to condense so many ideas into a summer blockbuster length movie it feels rushed and disjointed. The characters are all one-dimensional and the plot doesn't even attempt to resolve itself, which is obviously to pave the way for a sequel. Nobody is expecting much in the way of authenticity with this sort of film but you want to actually feel some attachment to the main protagonists. For a film that emulates the A Team and James Bond it pales in comparison. It is the production that really lets this film down, along with the ham-handed acting of Jason Patric as the over-the-top villain. This is a disappointing blemish on the careers of some very capable actors. Expand
  24. Feb 15, 2012
    4
    How bad this comic-strip spin-off action film from Hollywood hacks could be? At least it's not repellent, or maybe just a tad, thanks to the former rising star Jason Patric's embarrassingly frivolous interpretation of the villain ("no one remembers SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL 1997?â), even Keanu Reeves is ruthlessly sidelined by a younger generation, much less this would be a welcome comeback for Mr. Patric. As long as comic books are still resting comfortably in my cluelessness zone, I have no penchant to be misguided by the popularity of the original material. The film is plainly a disastrously planned revenge story by a bunch of rogue CIA op teams, an upgraded version of the ever-so-similar genre best remembered in 1980s' B-grade video market where action hunks strive for a mainstream cheque. So now a few decades has passed by, itâs frustrating to admit the gimmick in this film is way lagging behind its time. The film is also in shortage of any potential to become a cult classic, with well-conceived corny procedures, the adrenalin level is always beneath the threshold, maybe a wiser alternative is just flipping through the trailer where the marrows are all there (such as the reckless finger-shooting from a pre-Captain American Chris Evans), thus saving a great amount of glazed-over time. The over-saturated color shade is a tint of eyeball-irritating, and the cast itself doesnât seem to care too much about the film as well, maybe the only one who benefits from it is a further career-leap for Zoe Saldana, who has made a decent preparatory warm-up for her heroin formula with the likes of COLOMBIANA (2011), a black version of Angelina Jolie in the action ilk is more than just to meet the eyes, also to pitch-perfectly meet the demanding market. Expand
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 32
  2. Negative: 8 out of 32
  1. Reviewed by: Dan Kois
    30
    A busy, unsatisfying comic thriller, poorly acted by a grab bag of new faces and franchise movie refugees, and set to a hard-rock soundtrack.
  2. The Losers is the ultimate example, scraped from the bottom of the comic-book barrel, where writer Andy Diggle's figurine-like characters first had their exploits in an exciting War on Terror.
  3. The film never is boring, but it's never engaging, either, because its heroes hit every target in sight, while the villains, despite holstering much greater weaponry, never hit anybody. So forget about suspense.