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The Expendables 2 Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  The Expendables 2 offers the sendoff adrenaline junkies are seeking before the more sedate pace of fall releases.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  What a fun-dumb relief! In the isolationist Expendables world, all foreigners are bad news. All buddy bonding is done with a wink. All pretenses of art are checked at the door. Someone even says, ''I'll be back.'' (Guess who?)

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The Expendables 2 is corny, barbaric and sometimes visually murky. But humor and self-deprecating macho charm make this male pattern badness crowd-pleasing fun.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJohn Anderson

  Does it all have to be so tedious? To the movie's credit, many of the inside jokes are pretty funny, and Mr. Lundgren is close to hilarious as a dissipated Swede named Gunner.

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