It seems that once in the mid nineteenth century there was a wee boy named
James Logan, and his half brother Victor Creed. One fateful night, they
discover they have Special Animal Powers, and then the credits happen. When the
credits end, it's the Vietnam War Or Something, and they get recruited into a
black-ops super-team.
And then things go pretty much by the numbers for a film in which there's a
black-ops team that does Very Bad Things, people grow consciences, fail to
grow consciences, betray each other, swear vengeance on each other, and stuff.
So, what it is, is a pretty slick and cool action revenge type flick, with
added shiny superpowers. Rather than, I would say, a dark gritty superhero
movie. Which means it's good stuff. Obviously, it's more of a thrill ride than
a story with depth, but judged as a thrill ride, it's absolutely worth the
price of admission.
8/10 - Doesn't do anything surprising, but what it does, it does well. Doesn't
really push for anything above or beyond what was expected of it.
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