It’s pretty bad that Rambo is essentially responsible for Gabrielle being maimed and killed, because he bungles his rescue mission by making his presence obvious and carrying her picture around.
Two problems here. These are dumb things that Rambo wouldn’t do, and secondly, the film never acknowledged that Rambo seriously exacerbated her situation with his foolish actions. Rambo would have been guilt ridden about this and yet the film totally leapfrogs over any such reflection.
I really enjoy the film as a brutal revenge flick featuring Rambo in a Taken plot, Stallone’s performance is fantastic (I’m not bothered by the slightly domesticated Rambo, it makes sense he’d be hanging out with normal people on the family ranch) but it makes some silly mistakes.
It looks like they cut out a ton of stuff, perhaps that’s why, but then again I enjoy how lean and mean the film is. At the end of the day I’m here to watch Rambo shred fools.
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