Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator.
Summer is a time of freedom; freedom from school, stress, and hopefully work (as many Americans take off for vacation). And there is no better way to spend a lazy summer afternoon than by beating the heat in a lovely air-conditioned theater. But with studios throwing everything they’ve got into making that gold-mine blockbuster that will revitalize their sales, it’s hard to sort through the hype and get to the heart of which movies are actually worth seeing. So here are a few for summer 2010 that you can’t afford to miss.