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Yes. It's boring. Surprisingly. Let me break it down in positives and negatives

Positives -

1. Some jokes. Focus on the word "some" here. Some handful of jokes actually lands.

2. Production value

3. Performances from Jeet and supporting characters

Negatives

1. It's boring as I've said earlier. Many jokes aren't even funny.

2. The plot is not engaging enough. What does Samar wants? He could have easily told his wife and family about the robot (there's a NDA but if he could have told his wife in secret, most of the problems would have solved anyway)

3. Rukmini. Sorry but she overdoes it as Nisha and underplays as Isha.

4. Forced emotional sequences.

That's all.

Promising performances from the leads and impressive action sequences elevate the movie, but a lackluster screenplay hinders its potential.

Pros:

1. Riveting Performances: The two lead actors deliver compelling performances that add depth to the characters. Jeetu shines his way through his performance of Mannar while Jeet is apt for the role of Arjun but his Victor persona didn't met the actors charisma.

2. Action Prowess: The film boasts well-executed action sequences, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.

Cons:

1. Lackluster Screenplay: The weak screenplay hinders the overall narrative flow, leaving gaps that could have been filled with a more engaging storyline. How Arjun became Victor and took Mannar's place as the biggest drug kingpin or how Susmita was into the play.

2. Uneven Actress Performance: While the leads shines, Susmita's performance falls short.

3. The BGM: The film's background music is riveting in some parts (during action scenes specially) but the sad background music is a straight ripp off of Jailer's sad music.

In summary, Jeet is going for good scripts, but he needs to select his directors wisely.

So if Abir's character has shown the women's photos who work in the president's sister's house and asked who Rabeya is among them to the women they have captured, there wasn't a need for a second half. Abir's character is supposed to be a genius but misses this. During thrilling moments, the movie often cuts between to show what's happening at the president's house, or rather, the conversation between brother and sister. Satyam is arrested, interrogated, and kept on hold, and coincidentally, he gives the major clue to the cops right on the day of Doshomi. This movie rides high on coincidence. Except for performances from every actor and some engaging moments, this movie is absolutely average. Better than Dawshom Obotaar, but that isn't saying much.

So you've got Statham, Stallone, Lundgren, a bunch of new stars, Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa, and you come up with the most boring drag with dull action sequences. Scott Waugh whose filmography isn't great enough to start with (he made the most boring video game adaptation NFS).

Expendables was supposed to be a throwback to old action movies of Sly and Arnie's. But now its a discount Fast and Furious. Problem is instead of bringing directors who have the love for the action genre of 80s and 90s, but instead of that, they are bringing in new action directors. Like Simon West was a good choice.

Positives - 1. Jason Statham 2. The Opening Action Scene 3. Iko Uwais as the bad guy

Negatives - 1. Too many unnecessary characters who got nothing to do - specially Jacob Scipio, 50 Cents, Levy Tran, and Megan Fox.

2. The predictable fake out death 3. The predictable ending twist 4. Too little Tony Jaa 5. Too short Statham vs Uwais which lasts for only 2 mins.

6. The climax fight 7. Too little action sequences (only 2 major action sequences) 8. Noticable green screen/bad vfx.

If this film wasn't given a proper budget, they should have hired someone credible from Direct to DVD directors like Issac Florentine or William Kauffman. They know how to keep things interesting in a little budget.

Overall a huge disappointment.

Where do I start - if a classic case of plot holes filled movie list is ever made, this one will be there for sure. A simple plot is overly complicated, shootouts every 20 mins which becomes noise after a time and twists which aren't justified.

Ajith plays his part well, cant complain from him. He does what director wants him to do. But at this stage he should select better scripts now. Rest of the cast is forgettable.

The colour palate is very dull and whitish makes the poor vfx look much poorer. Bgm is nice, but songs aren't required but are placed anyway. The shootouts looks very fake.

Now the plot holes - 1. How Ajith knew every minor details of the bank fraud, like Antony tried to save those three guys? 2. Why the cops or anti terrorist unit would shoot RPG in a hostage filled bank, or even shoot blindly? 3. Manju gets shot thrice, gets hit by a truck, rolls over from the hill, and still survives? 4. Why would Sam and Krish send two teams to do the job?

Thanks to Zeb Wells and his history with comic books, a good episodes finally without the baggage of annoying supporting casts (looking at you Nikki and Pug), this episode focuses more on the Jen side and how she wants to be looked and use She Hulk as a protective shield. The therapy session works really well with newly introduced characters from comics - Man Bull, El Aguila, Porcupine and Saracen. Tim Roth surely does having a good time with a different take on Abomination and love how he helps Jen with her dilemma. Only problem is that the episodes are too little, like around 25 mins and the sub plot progresses a little.

The episode is around 25 mins. The vfx is still dodgy. The jokes doesn't land often. The family sequence wasn't necessary. Only good things were Hulk going to the space again and Emil Blonsky's return.