THE EXPENDABLES 5

CongDung
November 30, 2025

⭐ Fictional Review (2025)

The Expendables 5: Final Reckoning is a brutal, loud, and unapologetically explosive return to the franchise’s roots — and easily the best entry since the original trilogy.

🎬 Story

When a rogue private military empire known as The Black Covenant seizes control of a stolen orbital weapon capable of wiping out entire cities, the world turns to the only team reckless enough to stop them: The Expendables.

Barney Ross (Stallone) comes out of retirement for one final mission after discovering that the Covenant’s leader is a ghost from his past — a former Expendables recruit left for dead on a mission gone wrong.

The mission takes the team across:

🔥 War-torn Eastern Europe
🏝️ A fortified island prison
🚁 A high-altitude airship headquarters

This is the most high-stakes plot in the franchise.

💥 Action

If you want explosions, this is your feast.
The highlights include:

🥋 Donnie Yen vs. Scott Adkins in a ruthless martial arts showdown
🚂 A train hijacking sequence packed with close-combat gunplay
🚁 A helicopter dogfight between Statham and Idris Elba
💣 A final base assault that mixes Rambo-level brutality with Fast & Furious-scale destruction

The choreography is sharper, the gunfights are heavier, and the stunts are wild.

🎭 Characters

Stallone gives Barney Ross a surprisingly emotional farewell.
Jason Statham fully takes over as the franchise lead, delivering charisma and savage efficiency.
Idris Elba is a terrifying and stylish villain.
Donnie Yen steals the show in every fight he’s in.
Megan Fox gets a more fleshed-out role as a tactician/sniper.