An elite hitman teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.An elite hitman teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.An elite hitman teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Eddie J. Fernandez
- Lara's Guard
- (as Eddie Fernandez)
Mark Nutter
- Mr. Finch
- (as Mark Anthony Nutter)
Lance E. Nichols
- Henry
- (as Lance Nichols)
JD Evermore
- Gun Runner
- (as J.D. Evermore)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe illegal arms dealer's mugshot is simply the actor's face photoshopped onto David Bowie's mugshot from a drug-related arrest in Rochester NY.
- GoofsEpinephrine and Adrenaline are the same thing. In the movie they are portrayed as 2 different compounds.
- Quotes
Arthur Bishop: Good judgment comes from experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
- SoundtracksSchubert: Trio in E-Flat, Op.100: Andante con moto
Written by Franz Schubert
Arranged and Performed by Stephen Edwards (as Stephen James Edwards) (ASCAP)
Courtesy of sixfeetfive music
Featured review
Good hardass killer thriller
When Jason Statham is good he is very good. In this movie I think he is very good as the silent, deadly killer for hire. It is a straightforward killer/action/thriller. The story is nothing new but it is a well working story which is nicely executed.
The story is, as I wrote above, not very original. Killer for hire finds out that his next target is his mentor and friend. As the professional he is he executes the job anyway but later discoverers that not all is as is should be. Time for revenge. A simple, straightforward and well working story.
Things are complicated a bit by Bishop taking his friend's son under his wings. Of course he wants to walk in his fathers footsteps. He is inexperienced but also undisciplined. Something that, not surprisingly, is causing problems.
I do like that Bishop stays a no bullshit hardass killer throughout the entire movie. No whining or silly emotional outbreaks or breakdowns. I also like the unemotional, silent and deadly impression of a professional assassin the he radiates.
There are quite a few fairly well done action scenes in the movie ranging from silent assassinations to the obligatory blow things up scenes. The parts where Bishop and Steves goes after the big bad guy is quite well done with some quite cool stunts without being over the top.
The ending was probably the only thing in the movie that was a bit unexpected. Unexpected in a good way that is. I quite liked the little surprise there.
Overall I as well as my son liked this movie quite a lot. I hope that Mechanic: Resurrection is as good as this one.
The story is, as I wrote above, not very original. Killer for hire finds out that his next target is his mentor and friend. As the professional he is he executes the job anyway but later discoverers that not all is as is should be. Time for revenge. A simple, straightforward and well working story.
Things are complicated a bit by Bishop taking his friend's son under his wings. Of course he wants to walk in his fathers footsteps. He is inexperienced but also undisciplined. Something that, not surprisingly, is causing problems.
I do like that Bishop stays a no bullshit hardass killer throughout the entire movie. No whining or silly emotional outbreaks or breakdowns. I also like the unemotional, silent and deadly impression of a professional assassin the he radiates.
There are quite a few fairly well done action scenes in the movie ranging from silent assassinations to the obligatory blow things up scenes. The parts where Bishop and Steves goes after the big bad guy is quite well done with some quite cool stunts without being over the top.
The ending was probably the only thing in the movie that was a bit unexpected. Unexpected in a good way that is. I quite liked the little surprise there.
Overall I as well as my son liked this movie quite a lot. I hope that Mechanic: Resurrection is as good as this one.
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- p-jonsson
- Apr 10, 2017
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,121,498
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,422,006
- Jan 30, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $76,130,093
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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