THE Losers is an explosive romp based on the potty-mouthed DC Comics series.
From its garish opening frames, the film embraces a heightened reality with bold, colourful graphics and exaggerated violence, coupled with snappy dialogue.
The screenwriters jettison most of the swearing to secure a family-friendly 12A certificate without sacrificing the big laughs or the bigger bangs, although there is one steamy bedroom scene.
Elite Special Forces commander Clay (Dean Morgan) and his team oversee the bombing of a Bolivian drugs factory.
Having given the order to attack, Clay spots a bus full of children arriving at the compound.
Unable to call off the airstrike, he rallies the troops: communications and tech wizard Jensen (Chris Evans), demolitions and tactical expert Roque, transportation and heavy weapons operative Pooch and long-range eliminations specialist Cougar.
They rescue the youngsters in the nick of time only to see their escape transport blasted to smithereens by criminal mastermind Max (Jason Patric).
A mysterious US operative called Aisha Zoe (Saldana) promises to smuggle the entire squad back on to American soil if they hunt down and kill Max.
In the process, the men stumble upon an even bigger conspiracy involving particle bombs that can raze an entire island in seconds.
The Losers is a rollicking romp, and set pieces are breathlessly orchestrated, culminating in an overblown showdown at the dockyards, and the banter is riddled with snappy one-liners.
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