Jason Statham.
Need I say more? I know for many of you, that’s enough. If so, proceed. This movie is pretty darn Jason Stathamy. If not, read on.
The Premise: H (Jason Statham) is the new guy at a cash truck company, but suspiciously, his skills don’t exactly match his resume. H, as you may have guessed, has an ulterior motive.
The Verdict: Since Guy Ritchie directs, so you know what you’re in for. Violence and revenge, basically. Lots of both. Nothing surprising from Ritchie’s corner, nor anything too outside of his wheelhouse for Statham – but then again, isn’t that why you’re watching? To see Statham, still in peak tough guy shape, do what he does best: coldly and methodically avenge fictional deaths by creating yet more havoc and death. He tears through action scenes like a man on a mission. A certain type of man, a type-cast kind of man, but Statham knows his niche and he fills it with such precision and panache that we aren’t tired of watching yet. Wrath of Man is too long; the conclusion takes forever to actually conclude. The pay-off is small, and predictable; you won’t have to look too hard to find flaws in this film. But if you’re looking for some action and you don’t mind taking some stylistic detours to get there, Statham and Ritchie are a pretty effective pairing.
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Yup, there is definitely a type that likes this kind of movie, and it sounds like they’ll enjoy it.
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He’s a great actor
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I’ve been going back and forth about watching this one in theaters, but then always chose something else. Just might watch this if it’s streaming somewhere now though. Thanks for the post 🙂
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We watched it on Netflix but we’re in Canada and releases are always different in different territories.
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Oh, I dunno. Hobbs and Shaw was peak Jason for me! 😀
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That was pretty much peak filmmaking, period.
Although I think peak Jason Statham is probably Spy. My god.
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Hehehehe! 😀
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I guess I’m one of the few people who get bored with action movies. Like what’s the point? I guess it could be cathartic if you have a lot of anger and I guess I don’t.
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Agreed…and Jason Statham is enough for me. 😀
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I imagine that we’ll watch this one. I can play games on my phone at the same time and not miss any of the “plot.” Lol
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I love him!
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Gord’s a big fan of Jason Statham and we paid-per-viewed this once the $$ went down to about $6. Then it was free. Ha! I thought the different perspectives was interesting made the movie make sense.
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