Sabotage

Breacher leads a tight, seasoned DEA unit tasked with taking down a powerful cartel. After a risky raid on a cartel safe house, the team returns with a sense of victory but also tension that lingers in the air. Soon, members begin turning up dead in ways that suggest a calculating killer knows their every move. Clues are scarce and suspicions spread as loyalties fray and authority is questioned. The surviving agents confront a dangerous game of deduction where every ally could be an enemy and every clue a red herring. As the body count climbs, they scramble to uncover who is behind the killings and why they were targeted, before the killer strikes again.

Directed by David Ayer, Sabotage emphasizes grit and procedural tempo. The screenplay by Skip Woods relies on an original concept rather than adaptation, letting the cast fuel the tension. Schwarzenegger is Breacher, joined by Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams and Joe Manganiello, delivering a hard edged mood with practical effects and a blunt, no nonsense approach to violence.

The film's cultural footprint is modest. It serves up blunt action and sharp personalities, but it did not yield a single moment that entered broad pop culture. Genre fans may remember the tense group dynamics and the grim, unsentimental tone, yet there are few lines or scenes that linger in the public imagination.

Critics offered mixed to negative evaluations, praising the compact performances of the ensemble while criticizing a sprawling plot and some predictable twists. The film explores loyalty under pressure, the human toll of violent escalation, and how fear can erode trust within a tightly knit team. It also looks at the ethics of undercover work and how power dynamics shift when death becomes personal.

Box Office: Worldwide gross of about 22.1 million against a 35 million budget marks a modest showing for a star driven action thriller in 2014.