The Losers

This is the type of movie often called a "popcorn" movie--not very deep, lots of action, perhaps cheeky dialogue.  Five special ops-type soldiers--Clay, Roque, Pooch, Jensen and Cougar--are betrayed by an unseen handler Max during a mission, compromising them so they have to go into hiding. They want revenge for this and other reasons, which is the setup for the story.

Now that they're considered dead, they go rogue. They can't return to the U.S. but are convinced by femme fatale Aisha that they can help each other. She too wants revenge on Max for some reason and can bankroll the type of weaponry and material they need. Clay, the colonel of the group, decides yes, and the men, who are loyal to him--and what other choice do they have now they are persona non grata--decide yes too.

There are some double crosses and betrayals, some humor, a lot of things blowing up, as Aisha aims to cripple Max where it hurts most. Based on a comic book, it does have that sort of feeling, with a lot of mayhem, violence (surprisingly not too graphic), and a plot that is not too intent on making sense but more to up the craziness ante.

There were some minor things like when a baddie wants to escape on a private jet but before he does so, he fights with a goodie, why doesn't the pilot he was just threatening take off without him? Also Max's right hand man Wade seems to go along with everything despite Max being diabolical and having a hair trigger; I don't see what Wade gets out of this.

Of course the men that make up the losers all have a heart of gold. But if this is your type of film it is some mindless fun.

Stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Colonel Clay, Idris Elba as Roque (the knife man, he's second in command), Zoe Saldana as Aisha, Chris Evans as Jensen (he brings a lot of comic relief, he's the computer expert), Columbus Short as Pooch (he's the pilot), Oscar Jaenada as Cougar (the sniper), and Jason Patric as the maniacal Max.