Don't care what the over paid critics say about this film.
But this movie is exactly what it is meant to be.
We know John's past, we know what he is capable of. We know IRL what some veterans may experience with PTSD.
We all know what it's like to have lost and we all know pain.
This movie has a story, weak but watchable, it sets us up for exactly how we the viewer wants it to end.
Yes it's predictable, yes there is no twist plot or crazy side quest BS.
It's not what this movie is about, it's about pure raw emotion and it delivers all the predictable killing gore in a spectacular way.
If you've seen the rest of Rambo films then you're not gonna sit down and go, geez I hope this Rambo doesn't end like the other 4.
Of course it is norms.
You wanna watch this film cause you liked the last 4 and found them entertaining and again this movie does exactly that.
No thinking involved, just a straight forward action gore fest from start to finish layered with emotions of hurt and pain that draw you into the film.
Loved it