Friday 27 May 2011

Movie: The Mechanic (2011)

Rating: C+

I'm not sure why anyone would ever want to remake a Charles Bronson movie. Thankfully, the 2010 version of The Mechanic is much improved with Jason Statham playing the lead role of Arthur Bishop.



In the simplest of terms, one word summarizes this movie. Gratuitous. The sex scenes, the bullets used, the stunts performed; were all applied generously throughout the movie. In the trailer, he said that his jobs sometimes need to look like accidents. It made me think of a movie from Hong Kong called, 意外 (Accidents) that came out a few years ago. And I kind of wish they made more of the assignments look like accidents. There was little subtlety in this movie and it made the movie a little bit obvious.

Jason Statham is perfect for this role. He does most (if not all) of his own stunts, can actually fight, and looks completely at ease doing it. Ben Foster on the other hand, reminded me a little too much of this Stand Up Comic with Cerebral Palsy I've seen called Josh Blue. It also seems to me that Donald Sutherland is getting lazy. He still gets his title credits, but the amount of time he spends on the screen is getting shorter and shorter. And it's a bit of a waste to cast such a powerhouse to play little more than an extended cameo. They also need an entirely new role for Tony Goldwyn, or just stop casting him. The second he shows up, you know he's going to end up being the bad guy. But.... With Mini Anden sashaying across the screen with those swaying hips, totally makes up for everything. Haha.

The stunts are over-the-top, explosive, and fairly original. The interplay between Statham and Foster is credible, and despite a couple of holes in the story, is a fairly solid action movie.

~Cheers.

2 comments:

  1. Jason Statham and Ben foster played great lead roles in this remake, and Jason Statham was far more mobile then Charles Bronson ever was, but who is looking. I think the only thing out of the 70’s in the movie was that Jaguar, but that was probably older then that, it was quite a shame to blow it up, that car was beautiful. For an action film, there was actually good dialogue in the movie, not a lot of F-bombs going off, which was a nice relief, I have watched movies where I think you could tally into the 100’s the number of F-bombs that were dropped. Working at DISH I like to surf the website looking for good deals, and since I subscribe to Blockbuster by mail already, this caught my eye, right now new Dish customers are eligible for 3 free months of blockbuster by mail. Check it out at http://goo.gl/wuMrN

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  2. @Shaun ....For some reason, i JUST saw this comment. Thanks very much for the comment =)~
    And I agree. Some of the F-Bomb laden movies, the language actually takes away from the movie experience. And yes, absolutely, Jason Statham is a MUCH improved actor over Bronson. Thx again.

    ~Cheers

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