Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2013

Sylvester Stallone, who at 66 is not getting any prettier, here plays an aging assassin out for revenge on those responsible for the death of a loved one. Those he goes after, unsmiling and conscienceless, include a crooked lawyer, an African war criminal and a psycho man-mountain ex-mercenary. Ho hum. Forced, chemistry-free mismatched buddy-flick subplot involving Sung Kang sags. This two-fister from action legend Walter Hill (48 Hrs) is a surprise-free and familiar 90 minutes of shooting and killing and ax fights and bare-knuckle brawling. Zilch suspense. It’s a little sad. (91 min)