The Expendables 3

Fast facts about Patrick Hughes’ actioner to help you decide whether this largely plotless he-man-and-weapons extravaganza is right for you: Stars Sylvester Stallone. Globe-hopping from Somalia to New Orleans to “Esmenistan” (film actually shot in Bulgaria). Sample dialogue: “We’re coming in hot”; “I’ll open up your meat shirt and show you your own heart”; “Benghazi”; “It’s time to mow the lawn.” The cat from Shrek plays a mercenary. Forty-two explosions, including a prison and the “Port of Mogadishu.” Terry Crewes in a string vest.

This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2014.