Rotten
A thoroughly unpleasant project, quite apart from its creepy populist posturing (Stallone seemed determined to become the Huey Long of the movies).
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rambo: First Blood Part II
No man, no law, no war can stop him.
1985 · 1h 36m · R
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Directed by
George P. Cosmatos
Overview
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Director and cast
- George P. Cosmatos Director
- Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo
- Richard Crenna as Col. Samuel Trautman
- Charles Napier as Marshall Murdock
- Steven Berkoff as Lt. Col. Podovsky
- Julia Nickson as Co Bao
- George Cheung as Capt Vinh
- Andy Wood as Banks
- William Ghent as Capt. Vinh
- Vojislav Govedarica as Sgt. Yushin
- Dana Lee as Gunboat captain
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
To anyone who doesn't share the camera's adoration, this sort of behavior becomes so comic that Rambo turns into something of a camp classic.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The body count is rising, Sly's pecs are blowing up, and Rambo himself is becoming more of a brand-name than a character, a mascot for masochism and murderous self-assertion.
Time Out
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