An
Elite
Special
Forces
unit
is
sent
to
target
a
Bolivian
drug
lord,
but
when
they
see
a
group
of
children,
used
as
mules,
entering
the
compound,
they
attempt
to
call
off
the
strike.
Their
CIA
point
man,
Max
(Jason
Patric,
The
Alamo,
My
Sister"s
Keeper),
refuses
to
back
down,
however,
so
the
team,
led
by
Clay
(Jeffrey
Dean
Morgan,
Watchmen)
engages
the
enemy
on
the
ground,
rescuing
the
children
while
accomplishing
the
mission.
Moments
later
their
joy
is
turned
to
horror
as
they
see
the
helicopter
meant
for
them
destroyed
with
its
precious
cargo.
Stranded
without
any
identity,
Colonel
Clay"s
unit
will
fight
back
as
'The
Losers".
Help
arrives
in
the
guise
of
a
beautiful
stranger,
Aisha
(Zoe
Saldana),
who
after
seducing
Clay,
offers
her
help
to
sneak
the
Losers
back
into
the
US
if
they
will
do
a
job
for
her
–
get
Max.
No
problem
for
the
Losers
since
that
is
what
they
want
anyway.
Next
thing
you
know,
they
emerge
from
coffins
flown
into
Miami
and
begin
to
implement
their
plan
for
revenge.
However,
things
are
not
what
they
seem
on
several
fronts
that
make
the
twisty-turny
adaptation
by
Peter
Berg
and
James
Vanderbilt
a
great
deal
more
fun
than
it
could
have
been.
The
action
in
The
Losers
is
first-rate,
with
director
White
delivering
truly
imaginative,
innovative,
and
unexpected
thrills
that
are
a
rung
or
two
above
most
action
films.
While
there"s
some
very
clever
dialogue
sprinkled
throughout
the
film,
what
holds
The
Losers
back
is
the
lack
of
a
coherent
plot.
Yet,
even
with
the
flawed
plot
The
Losers
is,
surprisingly,
a
lot
of
fun.
It
won"t
be
winning
any
screenplay
awards,
but
it
does
deliver
its
action
promises.
Jeffrey
Dean
Morgan
excels
as
the
stubbly
Clay,
balancing
his
moral
fibre
with
macho
posturing
and
forming
an
electric
pairing
with
the
sizzling
Saldana.
Their
stern
and
sultry
endeavours
are
refreshingly
counterbalanced
by
the
mandatory
comic
relief,
which
comes
in
the
geeky
form
of
Chris
Evans.
As
Jensen,
he
is
responsible
for
the
funniest
sequences
in
the
movie
including
a
botched
attempt
to
seduce
Aisha
and
an
undercover
break-in
that
incorporates
the
best
ever
use
of
the
song
'Don"t
Stop
Believing".
Jason
Patric,
the
forgotten
man
of
Hollywood,
is
an
absolute
revelation
as
Max.
His
comic
timing
as
the
cartoonist,
psychopathic
baddie
is
a
joy
to
behold,
ensuring
that
you
hiss
at
him
and
laugh
with
him
in
all
the
right
places.
Watch
The
Losers
if
you
loved
The
A
Team.
There
is
never
a
single
dull
moment
in
this
film,
making
it
quiet
a
paisa
vasool
entertainer.
Director:
Sylvain
White
Cast:
Zoe
Saldana,
Jeffrey
Dean
Morgan,
Idris
Elba,
Columbus
Short,
Oscar
Jaenada
and
Jason
Patric