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