Thursday, 14 April 2011

The Mechanic (2011) 6/10

Starring : Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland
Director : Simon West
Running Time : 84 mins

Assassin for hire Arthur Bishop (Statham) seeks revenge when his close friend and mentor Harry McKenna (Sutherland) is murdered. He sets out on a mission of vengeance against those who killed him, and finds himself aided by Steve McKenna (Foster), Harry’s son, who wants to learn Arthur’s trade as an assassin and avenge his father’s death.

No matter how many good actors you put in a movie, the balance is always tipped into the negative when you cast Jason Statham in the lead role. Sutherland is good for what little of the film he is in, and Foster always puts in a sterling performance, but Statham manages to transform this from a movie with great potential into a standard British crime caper.

You’ll like this if you liked : Transporter 2



No comments: