I understood that they wanted to file off some of the sharp edges and make it more family-friendly. I understood that they wanted to make it less political, to broaden its appeal. My main concern was that in doing so, they turned the villain Max into a clueless clown. His plan makes no sense, and he simply is not a formidable foe. A revenge thriller needs a powerful antagonist. The Losers need to be underdogs, outgunned and outnumbered, with everything against them. Hence the name. Instead, it felt like any one of the Losers could have taken down Max with one arm tied behind his back. Or both hands, in the case of Aisha… At the end of the day I'm still conflicted about the movie, but I know that everyone involved worked their asses off to make the best film they could, and I think the cast nailed it, every one of them.
Andy Diggle
