Rambo's back, and the film pulls no punches when it comes to violence, and the nature of conflict and oppression. The carnage almost goes to cartoonish extremes in the last 20 minutes of the film, trying to ride that line between the grosteque and the ridiculous, and ultimately it descends into the land of absurd and brutality, giving the die-hard Rambo fan what they came to see. But Stallone does do some character building with Rambo and his interaction between the missionaries who enlist his aid to deliver medical supplies and reading materials, and then later with another group of mercenaries. So, it's not a totally mindless romp through Burma, but, literally, Rambo takes no prisoners in this final installment of the Rambo franchise.
I give it 2.5 stars, or a grade of C+.
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