Breaking away from the “mobile flower vase” image often seen in previous films, Megan Fox has been assigned an important position in the ranks of the “Mercenaries”. Although she still shines thanks to her beauty and hot body, the “sex bomb”‘s acting cannot satisfy viewers.

Emerging from her hot role in the blockbuster Transformers movie series, Megan Fox’s career has since always been associated with the image of “sex bomb” and “mobile flower vase”. Although she has regularly acted in films over the years, the beauty’s acting ability has never been highly appreciated.

“Sex bomb” Megan Fox emerged from the series

Returning after the breakup scandal – with her boyfriend rapper Machine Gun Kelly in the first half of this year, Megan Fox aroused the audience’s curiosity when appearing in the ranks of the Mercenaries with the appearance of fighting like a real mercenary. .

Megan Fox joins the Expendables.

The appearance of Megan Fox is a breath of fresh air that The Expendables brought after a decade of absence, but can the duo Sylvester Stallone – Jason Statham and Megan Fox’s seductive curves be able to revive the film brand as it seemed? Has sunk into oblivion?

Outdated motifs, patchy script

In this part, the content focuses mainly on “bald guy” Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), however he is no longer in the Expendables , but instead, the person in charge of the Expendables this time is New recruit Gina (Megan Fox), is also Lee’s lover.

Lee Christmas and Gina’s relationship creates excitement for viewers, but it is also the only highlight in a patchy, lackluster whole. Because it focuses so deeply on the main character, the supporting characters, including the old and new mercenaries, do not have any significant acting space and mainly take on the task of making people laugh.

The interaction between Jason Statham and Megan Fox intrigues the audience.

The action scenes in The Expendables 4 do not pay much attention to martial arts, the characters in the movie mainly use guns and bombs to create explosion scenes, increasing the grandeur. However, the film has too many technical errors and many fake scenes that can be easily detected.

The movie still has some funny moments that make viewers laugh, but in general, the communication between the characters is still forced, mainly because the cast in the movie is mostly amateurs or only specializes in action, not Strong in acting and expression.

The mercenary squad is lackluster.

Watching The Expendables 4 (original title: Expend4bles) feels like watching a B-class action movie from the last decade with the motif: An underground squad, fully equipped with guns, goes to work. The mission is to stop the villain’s plot to start World War III.

This old motif was swept away by the wave of superhero movies 10 years ago. In this return, in the context of a completely changed era’s perspective and audience’s taste, The Expendables 4 suddenly becomes more out of place, naive, and even ridiculous than ever. .

The Mercenaries 4 disappointed with its outdated content motifs and patchy script.

Can Megan Fox’s curves save the outdated series?

Megan Fox’s appearance created an eye-catching effect, attracting the audience’s curiosity, but her acting performance was still lackluster as usual. The relationship between the characters Gina and Lee Christmas seems attractive at first glance, but in reality it is too weak, with no chemistry.

As the leader of the Expendables , Gina also did not show leadership ability or any outstanding qualities. It was even Lee Christmas who “carried the team” for her. After all, Gina is still just another “mobile vase” role of Megan Fox.

The lackluster leader of the lackluster leader of the Expendables 4.

On its first day in theaters, The Expendables 4 is receiving very low reviews from both critics and mass audiences. 5.1 IMDb points, 14% – Rotten Tomatoes on Rotten Tomatoes are all “alarming” low scores on movie scoring sites.

Critics did not hesitate to criticize The Expendables 4 heavily. A journalist from Cinema Blend posted a blunt tweet stating, ” Expend4bles is proof of an outdated film series that has now reached the bottom.”

Meanwhile, Adriano Caporusso of Bite Size Break commented: “The silly, outdated script, the superficial humor and the lackluster performance of Jason Statham have created the weakest film in the series. An experience worth forgetting as soon as you step out of the theater.”

This writer further emphasized: “The strength of the Expendables series is the high-caliber stars and unique sense of humor that no longer appear in part 4. Is it possible that Sylvester Stallone has given this brand the wrong direction? ?”.

Could it be that Sylvester Stallone has given the brand the wrong direction?

Although severely criticized, at the present time, Mercenary Squad 4 does not have to face opponents “of the same weight class”, avoiding competition. Choosing the right time to hit theaters has helped the film remain profitable despite its poor quality.

Above all, the Expendables brand still has a certain appeal thanks to the success of the previous three films and is also an opportunity for audiences to meet famous action actors such as Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Tony Jaa. with attractive fighting ability on screen.