Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sylvester Stallone | ... | John Rambo | |
Julie Benz | ... | Sarah | |
Matthew Marsden | ... | School Boy | |
Graham McTavish | ... | Lewis | |
Reynaldo Gallegos | ... | Diaz (as Rey Gallegos) | |
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Jake La Botz | ... | Reese |
Tim Kang | ... | En-Joo | |
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Maung Maung Khin | ... | Tint |
Paul Schulze | ... | Michael Burnett | |
Cameron Pearson | ... | Missionary #4 (Jeff) | |
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Thomas Peterson | ... | Missionary #2 (Dentist) |
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Tony Skarberg | ... | Missionary #3 (Videographer) |
James With | ... | Missionary #5 (Preacher) (as James Wearing Smith) | |
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Kasikorn Niyompattana | ... | Snake Hunter #2 |
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Shaliew 'Lek' Bamrungbun | ... | Snake Hunter #1 |
Vietnam veteran John Rambo has survived many harrowing ordeals in his lifetime and has since withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand, where he spends his time capturing snakes for local entertainers, and chauffeuring locals in his old PT boat. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble has a way of finding him: a group of Christian human rights missionaries, led by Michael Burnett and Sarah Miller, approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma. For over fifty years, Burma has been a war zone. The Karen people of the region, who consist of peasants and farmers, have endured brutally oppressive rule from the murderous Burmese military and have been struggling for survival every single day. After some inner contemplation, Rambo accepts the offer and takes Michael, Sarah, and the rest of the missionaries up the river. When the missionaries finally arrive at the Karen village, they find themselves part of a raid by the sadistic ... Written by stallonezone.com / Drew Lahat
A 60 year old Stallone as an ex-soldier who can still kick ass is more believable than him as a 60 year old boxer--it's one of the things that worked about this...ahem..film. I felt the same way after watching the last Rocky movie as I did after watching this. It was good, but ultimately pointless; you know that the peace-corp types will be wrong, and violence will be the only solution, and it will result in a major bloodbath (seriously the most violent of the series). Rambo has no surprises. That said, Rambo is enormously entertaining, violent as hell, and you get what you came for. It will definitely satisfy fans of the series, though I had a weird feeling when I left the theater: did I really just pay to see Rambo? Wow...