'The Losers'

'The Losers' (PG-13) ***

Writers: Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt based on the comic books
Director: Sylvain White
Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, Oscar Jaenada, Jason Patric

I did not expect "The Losers" to be this much fun. This is a total surprise because I did not want to see this movie based on the previews. What I found was a smart action movie that is actually funnier than 90% of the comedies released in the last few years. The dialogue in this movie is laugh out loud funny all the way to the end. This is like a screwball comedy masquerading as a action movie and actually I was surprised that the movie didn't have more dumb explosions. The cast is first rate here and one of the actors gives his best performance ever. You also get to see the breathtaking and sexy Zoe Saldana kick major ass. I have written about her before in other reviews. You will see a lot of her for now on and I can see why casting agents are pursuing her and I mean a lot of casting agents. The movie is about a group of mercenaries who are involved in an explosion that killed a lot of kids in Bolivia. They have to pretend to be dead and come back to get revenge on the man responsible with the help of agent Saldana. The group is led by two good actors in Idris Elba and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Elba has been very good in a lot of television and movies and I can see him becoming the next Denzel Washington. He has major screen presence and could be a valuable leading man in the future. The bad guy is played by Jason Patric and I am happy to announce that the great actor Jason Patric is finally back! In the 90's Patric had a great future similar to a Brad Pitt with some great performances but he had lost his way. I think Patric was not looking to be a hunk and Hollywood star but I am glad he picked this Hollywood movie to come back in. He steals the movie with his hilarious line readings and what he has to say is extremely witty and hilarious. This is a very light movie but very worth going to see and if you think you are getting a dumb action movie you might be surprised. This is very funny, well directed and great popcorn movie and getting to watch Saldana take over isn't too bad either.