In the first 10 minutes of The Losers, a helicopter loaded with cheerful Bolivian children crashes in the jungle after being struck by a U.S. missile obviously bent on destruction. Previously used as mules by some heartless baddie, these cute little tykes have just been rescued by the members of a U.S. special forces unit; the men look on, aghast, as the chopper that ought to be carrying the kids to safety turns into a big fireball in the sky. The soldiers approach the wreckage with downcast eyes and heavy hearts, and the camera moves in on a smoking pile of twisted metal to show us the shredded remains of one kid’s teddy bear therein. If you’ve started to wonder how low Hollywood entertainments can possibly stoop, The Losers brings the bar down a few notches: Nothing rapes the emotions like a smoldering teddy bear.
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REVIEW: Smoldering Saldana Can’t Save Cartoonish Losers
