The Expendables 2 (2012)

The Expendables 2 rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 334K votes

Rotten Tomatoes68%

Metacritic51%

TMDb6.353/10· 7K votes

With 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Expendables 2

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

Cast of The Expendables 2

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  Sylvester Stallone

  as Barney Ross

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  Jason Statham

  as Lee Christmas

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  Jet Li

  as Yin Yang

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  Dolph Lundgren

  as Gunner Jensen

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  Chuck Norris

  as Booker

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  Jean-Claude Van Damme

  as Jean Vilain

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  Bruce Willis

  as Church

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  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  as Trench

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  Terry Crews

  as Hale Caesar

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  Randy Couture

  as Toll Road

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  Liam Hemsworth

  as Billy 'The Kid' Timmons

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  Scott Adkins

  as Hector

The Expendables 2 facts

Budget

$100M

Box office

$315M

Collection

The Expendables Collection

Our take on The Expendables 2

Simon West's 2012 action sequel reassembles the Expendables for a job that Mr. Church frames as an easy paycheck, only for the killing of one of their own to send the mercenary crew on a revenge mission deep into enemy territory and against an unexpected threat. The appeal is straightforward: a stacked roster of action veterans, heavy firepower and self-aware, throwback machismo. It suits viewers who want unpretentious, ensemble-driven gunplay and don't mind thin plotting or broad tone. Expect big explosions, one-liners and nostalgia over character depth or surprise; it delivers exactly the loud, muscular spectacle its premise promises, no more and no less.