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Posted on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 : 6:59 p.m.

Comic book adaptation "The Losers" underachieves

By AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

The Losers Opens today at Rave Motion Pictures (formerly Showcase), Quality 16, Brighton Review by Corey Hall of the Metro Times Grade: C

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Since Hollywood continues to mine comic-book store budget bins for inspiration, you’ll be forgiven for not recognizing "The Losers." They started out in an obscure ’60s mag about a World War II Special Forces unit that’s handed hopeless assignments, but the movie’s actually modeled on a modern "re-imagining" from DC’s mature readers Vertigo line, which means they can swear and shoot people with impunity.

Read the full review here