MOVIE REVIEW- <i>Losers</i> wins: Don't miss the last of the 2Ds

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The Losers is a classical action movie based on a comic strip. It does just enough nodding toward the graphics of drawn superheroes, and then gets that out of the way and settles down into a clean, efficient and entertaining thriller. It's a reminder of how exhausting this kind of material can be when it's brought to a manic level by overwrought directors. It looks, feels, and plays like a real movie. There is another reason to be grateful: It's not in 3D. You have to treasure movies like this before they're entirely eaten away by the marketing gimmicks.

Story, straightforward, no gargoyles. Five tough guys on a mission... [full review]