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The Losers follow up on a lead in Qatar, but they’re sidetracked by local strife involving terrorists, the CIA, and the Qatari government. They’re presented with an offer they can’t refuse to intercede between two of those factions for the benefit of the third, but it may be too late.
The action movie rolls on, and I mean that in the best possible sense. The pace of events, from car chases to subplots to backroom deals, never flags. At the same time, writer Andy Diggle manages to humanize not only the principle characters but also the people they meet along the way. From the sleek and menacing Qatari adviser to the greasy CIA minion, ever character is distinct.
And, like a good action movie, there are plenty of laughs. They come in different flavors, too, from the “I can’t believe I just saw that” arrival of a tank to an absolutely hilarious sequence where the leads try to communicate in a bugged office. Then there’s Stegler, the agent tracking the losers. It’s hard to tell what he objects to more, the local office’s repellent mission or their disorganization. Priceless stuff.
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