Sylvester Stallone next action movie Alarm can rescue a truly terrible series of action films – with a little help from one of Reacher greater leaks. Most of Sylvester Stallone's big action franchises have ended in recent years, although the star has found new life on TV thanks to King of Tulsa. 2024 hasn't been a great year for the screen icon in terms of films, with Stallone's latest action film Armor receiving 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, he has more STV films coming in 2025, including Never too old to die and the spy action thriller Alarm.
In stark contrast to the cheerful, humorless style Armor, Alarum trailer makes it look like Stallone's most promising action vehicle in years. This puts him in a supporting role as a CIA assassin sent to kill two rogue spies who abandoned the business and went on the run together. Scott Eastwood is Alarum male protagonist, and the trailer shows Stallone and Eastwood gunning down waves of assassins with AA-12 shotguns – used to devastating effect by Terry Crews' character in The Expendables movies – and exchanging jokes.
Action thriller Alarum unites Sylvester Stallone and Reacher's Willa Fitzgerald
Alarum's cast should elevate it above typical STV action
The last decade has seen a rise in the so-called “geezer teaser” genre, where famous actors like Stallone or Nic Cage are paid well to work on low-budget films for a day or two; the film then promotes they as protagonists – even if their roles represent cameos. Armor did the same thing with Stallone, but while Alarm follows a similar formula, it feels like a huge improvement over the star's last offering. In addition to Scott Eastwood, Alarum The cast also includes Mike Colter (Plane) and Reach Willa Fitzgerald escape.
Eastwood and Fitzgerald are the film's true protagonists, with the trailer making it look like a crime film – but one where the partners are married. The film also appears to have spent real money, with Alarum preview showing various shootouts and fight sequences for all the stars. It doesn't look like it's going to reinvent the action genre, but It's good to see a new Stallone project that feels like the people making it are invested in the material.
Alarum Could Break Stallone's Terrible Action Movie Show
The Expendables 4 ended the Stallone franchise on a sour note
Stallone has often had periods of rest, where a string of box office hits is followed by a few duds. Unfortunately, Stallone is in a major crisis right now, with the last five years seeing a series of turkeys like Escape Plan: The Extractors and Rambo: Last Blood. 2023 The Expendables 4 It was a box office disaster and received terrible reviews. Combined with 0% rating Armor attracted, Alarm pushes to remind viewers why they like Stallone's work in the first place.
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Every Sylvester Stallone Action Movie Since 2019 |
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Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) |
N/A |
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Rambo: Last Blood (2019) |
26% |
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The Suicide Squad (2021) |
90% |
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Samaritan (2022) |
38% |
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The Expendables 4 (2023) |
14% |
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Armor (2024) |
0% |
The star's most recent action effort was from 2021 The Suicide Squadbut his role as King Shark was just a voiceover. With the star having left both Suspense 2 and the Belief franchise – in addition to The Expendables ending so abruptly after the failure of the fourth film – it needs to shake itself off with genuine success. Alarm There's no high bar to raise in that regard, but after years of disappointment, fans deserve at least a solid three-star outing of the star.
Willa Fitzgerald's Reacher role makes Alarum more exciting
Fitzgerald has been on a roll since the first season of Reacher
Reach it made Alan Ritchson a star, but it also introduced many viewers to Willa Fitzgerald. In many ways, Fitzgerald's Roscoe stole the season, being a strong and likable co-lead while also having great chemistry with Ritchson. Roscoe is unlikely to return for another season of Reachbut Fitzgerald has shown great taste in projects since leaving the show. She received acclaim for her appearance in the dark thriller 2024 Dear stranger and was intensely menacing as young Madeline Usher in the Netflix film The Fall of the House of Usher.
The trailer for Alarum makes the film look like an action-packed spy thriller, with Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald appearing to have steamy romantic chemistry.
On the surface, his latest film looks like a series of low-budget action thrillers that end up going straight to digital, but Fitzgerald must have seen something in Alarum script that made her sign. Once again, the trailer makes the film look like an action-packed spy thriller, with Eastwood and Fitzgerald appearing to have steamy romantic chemistry. Even Stallone seems engaged, which is a good sign after his autopilot villainous performance in Armor.
Having artists like Fitzgerald or Mike Colter gives hope that Alarm will stand out from a sea of STV rubbish. Stallone used to be reliable when it came to action films, but that hasn't been the case for years. Alarm It looks promising so far and will at least give Willa Fitzgerald a chance to show off her action chops.
Source: Deadline, Rotten tomatoes