This is a Rambo who has come to terms with who and what he is, in a movie that holds up when compared with the original "First Blood". I had little faith in him going in, and I stand corrected. Stallone proves himself to be an excellent director, as well as in excellent shape for his age. The level of brutality and gore will shock and fascinate, and no doubt cause some level of controversy. The action scenes are unparalleled, more intense than "Black Hawk Down", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Stalingrad" put together.
The story is simple but solid, and works on several levels. Given its genre, the movie is a masterpiece. This movie is authentic, shocking and unlike any other comparable movie. First Blood is a 1972 American action-thriller novel by David Morrell about a troubled homeless Vietnam War veteran, known only by his last name of Rambo, who wages a brutal one-man war against local and state police in Kentucky. That latter may or may not be true, but my former assessment was plain wrong. I saw this at an advance screening in Oslo, and going in, I didn't expect it to be any more than a cheesy and somewhat gory tribute to eighties actioners by a star/director/producer/writer who was desperate to relive past glory.
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