The Expendables 3 Review: 10 Things That Sucked

7. The Young Expendables Are Boring & Have Too Much Screen Time

One of the biggest worries about EX3 was that introducing a gang of young Expendables (comically referred to in one genius review as "the hip replacements") in order to appeal to a younger audience would simply seem forced and lame. Surprise, surprise, that's exactly what it feels like, largely because Stallone and co. could barely have picked a more wooden and generic-looking line-up of young, good-looking soldiers to team up with. Ronda Rousey just about acquits herself with a few kick-a** moments, but none of the four kids can line-read their way out of a paper bag, and if you manage to remember even one of their characters' names, you were probably paying more attention than you should have been. On top of their blandness, they also take up far too much screen time, especially once they're all kidnapped by Stonebanks, which depressingly detracts from the amount of screen time our revered action stars get.