It may not really count as a Science Fiction/Fantasy movie, but The Losers should draw the interest of genre fans because of its comic book origins, both as a World War II fighting team and as the more recent espionage team in the Vertigo reboot. Critics, however, seem less than enamored by the movie version as it has only eked its way to a 41% Fresh Rating on the Rotten Tomatoes site as of its opening day. Following is the consensus opinion of the movie from that site:
The Losers is loud, fast, and unrelentingly violent — but it’s also funny and well-acted, which will make all the difference for some action fans.
Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger did not have kind words for the movie in his review saying that “The Losers — co-written by Peter Berg, who made the similarly loud and out-of-control The Kingdom — makes a whole lot of noise without making a great deal of sense.” Brandon Fibbs was a bit more optimistic in his review, noting that “The Losers is not an especially good film. But it is a frequently funny, sporadically well written and, it must be said, consistently entertaining one.” You can see the trailer for the movie at its official website and you can read more of the critics’ opinions at the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes page.
