Rambo III is a simple, unfocused, and rather idiotic action movie. Trautman is taken hostage by the Russians in Afghanistan, and Rambo decides to go in and save him. If they had stuck to that, it might have been an entertaining 80-minute action film... but no. They had to try and develop Rambo's sensitive side and incorporate a message before he goes on the killing spree we all expected. Not only that, they have several lengthy scenes where Trautman spits several politically charged diatribes. Rambo, despite his attempt earlier in the movie to move away from violence, has an arsenal of weapons that the US military would envy. It was like this movie was written by a ten year old with attention deficit disorder. Rambo kills something with a different weapon in nearly every scene, not to mention the incredibly unlikely hanging/explosion-after-lengthy-fist-fight scene. Which was hilarious. Rambo III is mildly entertaining, but ultimately not focused or intelligent enough to carry itself with dignity.
5/10
PS: The closing credits song rivals the song from the original film's closing credits for sheer awfulness.
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