Directed by:
Simon WestCinematography:
Eric SchmidtComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase, Mini Anden, Christa Campbell, Ada Michelle Loridans, Bill Scharpf, James Logan (more)VOD (1)
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Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets... and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is intent on exacting revenge. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems became problems themselves. (official distributor synopsis)
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A solid genre movie with several very cool moments. The escape by wheelchair us one of the most incredibly hilarious scenes that you have ever seen. The action is nice, but economical, the screenplay full of plotholes and Simon West doesn’t have the sense to make up for that elsewhere. At least Jason is Jason and Foster is Foster and the dancer is hot as hell.
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Another action film with Statham, who sometimes looks quite tough, but one still gets the feeling that it's more of an act. It's not bad, but it's pretty standard for Statham. Nothing that fundamentally stands out, and it’s still some sort of code, even if twisted. I was hoping the film would grip me, but it didn't happen. It’s more so a slower ride.
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It is very cold and conceptual, without any idea or the ability to captivate – purely half-hearted routine. From the well-known names involved in the film, I expected something much better. And from Ben Foster, I expected better acting. Surprisingly average action.
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Jason Statham was there. He was tough as hell, thick as a toothpick after cleaning teeth, and maybe as gentle as a whore before action. This movie was simply action-packed and it was worth watching because everything was as it should be. Action, lines, characters... I won't get a full score from me just because Jason Statham is simply not Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean Claude Van Damme, or Sylvester Stallone. I really miss emotions in him. But the fact is, he might eventually get into that role. Among the current action actors, he is the closest to it. Well, we'll see. The Mechanic so far scored.
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An undying zombie. I’m not a fan of the original, but I was expecting a better upgrade with this film. West will clearly never again come out of the shadow of his own first film, even though it does have both swing and plenty of blood in certain moments (though I have to wonder if its digital form is the definitive standard for contemporary cinema). The biggest problem I see is mostly in the motivations of the main characters, which I find, no matter how categorically I look at it, incredibly demented. Even the traditionally good "stone-faced" Statham and the speedy handsome Foster can't save it from the resulting implausibility. 2 ½.
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