Rambo: Last Blood
A; Action, Adventure, Thriller 
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Óscar Jaenada, Genie Kim, Sheila Shah, Joaquín Cosio
Director: Adrian Grunberg
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Stallone's second-best franchise (after Rocky) gets renewed vigour in a 'Taken' like set-up. This fifth instalment of the 1982 Rambo may not have the political allegory of yore but it revels in a baddie slaughter-fest that is likely to keep the audience cowed down and squirming in their seats. It's an unapologetic genre flick meant to satisfy the genre fans and that's exactly what Grunberg and his writers; Stallone and Mathew Cirulnick set out to do.

The psychopath in John Rambo (73-year-old Sylvester Stallone) is rather leashed by prescription pills and a loving bond with a family friend, Maria (Adriana Barraza), and her granddaughter Gabrielle (Yvette Monreal), whom Rambo regards as his own foster niece. But just when he is basking in domestic harmony, life throws him a curve. Gabriella, in spite of John's warnings, sets out to Mexico in search of the father who mercilessly abandoned her and her cancer stricken mother. She ends up as a victim to a ruthless drug and human trafficking cartel and John is forced to let loose his solo-slaughtering-machine skills to avenge her defilement.