Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Rated R
Starring Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, Dominic Monaghan, Colm Meaney, James Cromwell,
Directed by Maxim Korostyshevsky
The Story:
Craig McCenzie (Slater), fresh from his stint in the military is asked to train a bunch of wealthy men on how to be soldiers. At the end of their training, they will be inserted in an area near a war zone, but will totally be safe. The thrill of the hunt and all that...
What could possibly go wrong.
Spoiler Alert: Sean Bean finally lives through a movie. :)
In all seriousness, this is a pure B movie that takes a bunch of familiar faces and lets them go out and play war.
Slater leads the cast as the military mind who whips these rich dudes into an actually effective military team.
Naturally, even before they arrive at their location, things hit the fan pretty quickly and not only do they have to save themselves, they end up needing to save a local village from being decimated further by the evil-doers that have taken control of the island.
It's the Expendables meets Hard Target with a touch of The Magnificent Seven thrown in for good measure.
At least they had lofty goals, and seemed to enjoy themselves while making it.
Nothing to rush out and see, but not a complete waste of time either.
Final Grade: C
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