Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) User Reviews

It's dumb, but fun

[HellbillyDeluxe · 7/10 · 24 December 2016]

Sure, this movie is dumb and has a lot of plot holes. Speaking of plot: There is no such thing as a plot. The "plot" is merely an excuse for the Action in this movie. But this is exactly where it does succeed: Jason Statham is kicking some major ass here and this is where the movie is entertaining. And let's not forget the beautiful scenery, and I'm not talking about Jessica Alba here, even though she has quite a few Action scenes as well and isn't just the Damsel in Distress.

All in all, it's a great Jason Statham movie, with fun Action and a beautiful and diverse scenery. Just don't expect too much. But if you're in the need for a dumb yet entertaining Action movie, Mechanic: Resurrection is just the thing you're looking for. Call it a guilty pleasure, but I really enjoyed it.

A very nice movie from Jason Statham!!!

[mehdisheikhi · 7/10 · 14 November 2016]

I watched this movie last night with my wife and let me tell u guys it was really great!!! the acting and the scenes were perfect and the reason i didn't give it 10 out of 10 is the the movie had to be at least 3 hours in my opinion, and for those who complain about the actors i should say it really was worth watching. Statham played so well as always and ALba was good too. the main problem of the move was the story line which everything happened so quick that i felt they were in a hurry to make this movie. for example a TV series like Prison break can't be summarized into a movie and mechanic resurrection felt like a prison break series summarized into one movie with only 90 minutes. So watch this movie if you are a Jason Statham fan and love action a lot.

Go with the flow

[Gordon-11 · 19 March 2017]

This film tells the story of an invincible international assassin, who is forced to kill three targets who are very hard to get near, and very heavily protected. If he doesn't look these people within a certain time frame, his female acquaintance will be in danger.

Though "Mechanic: Resurrection" is an action film, it looks more like a pop feel good film because of its beautiful locations and its movie logic that defies common sense. How can he get from the middle of the sea to Sydney, and is super well equipped with numerous gadgets and even chemicals? And he has only thirty six hours to carry out his mission, and that includes travelling time? I'm not complaining about it, it's just that in a film like this, don't ever question the plot. Just go with the flow, and you'll enjoy it. At least I get to see this beautiful penthouse with a hanging pool.

Statham Shooting & Beating People Up Again? Count Me In !

[ActionFan-Reviews · 6/10 · 22 August 2016]

With a movie like Mechanic: Resurrection, you won't expect Oscar worthy acting or dialogue and it certainly isn't going to reinvent the action genre or an established formula.

This unexpected sequel, is another decent entry into Stathams filmography and further cements him as one of the top action stars of this generation. Plenty of bad guys get wasted in a number of ways by Statham, which is always entertaining. So for fans looking for there action fix, don't look far as this movie racks up a healthy body count. Although the film met expectations, I felt the overuse of CGI in some action sequences instead of more practical, stunt driven action brought it down a notch. I also felt the original 2011 remake was a more lean, fast paced action movie that managed to pack more solid R-rated action. Ben Fosters performance and his chemistry with Statham added more to the film and story whereas the sequel may have a great cast on paper, the supporting roles and characters they play are either forgettable or little used.

Overall, if you want some Statham fueled action, you can't go wrong with this movie on a Tuesday show or a lazy night in. And although it could be a sequel to several of his films, as the saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".

6/10

Empty Entertainment...Fun in the Sun...The Lack of Creativity is Breathtaking

[LeonLouisRicci · 6/10 · 29 December 2016]

The Cliché is "By the Numbers". Here it is Literally "By the Numbers" that this Numbing Action-Fest Unfolds. Kill #1...Kill #2...Kill #3...Are You Asleep Yet?

Probably Not. Because Jason Statham is one of those Mumbling Action Heroes that is Fun to Watch Ply His Trade. That Being "Will Kick Ass...Will Travel".

This Travelogue is Set in Beautiful Locations. The Hand-to Hand Fights are Visceral and Not Overly Edited or Shaken. Stirred but Not Shaken, and if this Movie Reminds of James Bond it's because it's very much Like a James Bond Movie without the Humongous Budget.

In Fact when the "Mechanic" Escapes from Atop a Lift High in the Mountains onto a Human Kite, there is a slight Twangy Guitar on the Soundtrack that Evokes 007. Probably an Intentional In-Joke.

The Movie Looks Great, and Jessica Alba still Looks Great, but the same cannot be Said of Tommy Lee Jones. He Looks Awful.

The Movie isn't Awful it's just Awfully Flat and Formulaic. Worth a Watch for Statham Fans and Action Enthusiasts, but the Potential is Wasted and Delivered so Dry it becomes like so much Bright and Shiny Wallpaper. All Three Kill Scenarios are set up Virtually the Same and the Lack of Creativity is Stunning.

Mildly Entertaining but Empty

Nail-biting thriller and un-stopped action with Jason Statham as a hot-headed and top hit-man

[ma-cortes · 6/10 · 25 September 2018]

Spectacular follow-up plenty of frantic action , thrills , intrigue and lots of violence . Sequel to ¨The mechanic¨ by Simon West , at the same time a remake from classic film directed by Michael Winner (1972) that was starred by Charles Bronson with screenplay by Lewis John Carlino . Thrilling movie about the very deadly rivalry between contact killers and in which the hardened elite hit-man Bishop performing a lethal mission . Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a very professional hit man who always works alone , he is the number one killing people with a bullet whose reputation has caught up with him. Bishop makes his missions of the way more mechanic and perfect, and that's why he is known as ¨The mechanic¨ . Present-day , he is retired , stressed and tired and living under a new secret identity, as Arthur Bishop has found shelter in noisy Rio de Janeiro. However, there takes place a set-up against him , and under the serious threat of being exposed by his arch-nemesis, a relentless killer called Riah Crain (Sam Hazeldine) , a former hired assassin and nowadays , a powerful gunrunner . Bishop will have no other choice but to agree in carrying out three dangerous suicide assignments across the four corners in the world . As his last assignment for an old colleague results to be the killing three important business men . But Bishop is caught in the middle of treason and threat .

This crime thriller packs intrigue, suspense, noisy action-packed with grisly killings ,explosive excitement, thrills and lots of violence . This moving film is as calculating , cold and passionless as its central characters , two brutal enemies . Jason Statham with his usual hard acting displays efficiently his weapons and killing mercilessly his objectives . It's certainly thrilling , though the morality may be questionable , even in this time, as the spectators were clearly on the Statham's side in spite of being a cruel killer . Statham as a wealthy murderer for a powerful magnate offers the sort of strong acting as always. Furthermore, appears a nice secondary cast such as Jessica Alba as Bishop's love interest, but the romance isn't what this movie offers , it is about action and violence and director knows his work , as well as Sam Hazeldine , Michelle Yeoh , John Cenatiempo and special mention for veteran Tommy Lee Jones in a brief appearance as the millionaire Max Adams .

It packs stirring musical score composed, orchestrated and performed by Mark Isham . Colorful cinematography by Daniel Gottschalk with spectacular scenes filmed in several locations in Phuket, Thailand , Bangkok, Thailand , Penang, Malaysia , Sofia, Bulgaria ,Varna, Bulgaria , Buzludzha Mountain, Central Balkan Mountains, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (Sugarloaf Mountain) ,Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney Opera House , Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . This big hit motion picture was professionally directed by Dennis Gansel though with no originality , being a simple and plain vehicle for a big star : Jason Statham . German filmmaker Gansel has directed a few but successful films such as : The wave , Napola , We Are the Night and Berlin I love you . The director Dennis Gansel 's well-oiled techniques generate some explosive entertainment and excitement,as usual . This is an acceptable film about a deadly rivalry among killers , thrilling kidnapping and restless rescue that will appeal to Jason Statham fans and action lovers .

It is a boring and non logical film

[thangvietbk · 4/10 · 2 September 2016]

The content is too non logical, Jason has no reason to scarify his life for a 2 days met girl.

For short, this film is only for watching some action scenes. But even with the action scene, it is a little bit affected when Jason kills everyone without any considerable antagonistic.

The role of the woman in this film is also funny, she has no reason to come to his life :D

I am a fan of Jason, but frankly, I am disappointed of this film.

I only rate it with 4/10.

Regards,

Because it has Statham, Alba & Michelle Yeoh

[urthpainter · 7/10 · 13 January 2017]

Judged on any measure of film acumen, Mechanic: Resurrection may garner a 3 or 4 stars out of 10. But because it has Statham*, Alba* & Michelle Yeo*? Thats three more stars + another star because it has Statham, Alba & Michell Yeoh. Just wanted to clarify my rating.

In the vein of the Ringo Lam masterpiece… the one with JCVD… and the hot blond actress… where he has a twin, but NOT Double Impact… damn… … MAXIMUM RISK!!! (always forget that one's name) While nowhere near as good as Maximum Risk, Mechanic: Resurrection has that same kind of feel. Excellent action scenes strung together with a love interest who is involved with the wrong people. Where as Maximum Risk maintains a consistent style and pace throughout every scene, Mechanic:Resurrection is comically bad in terms of writing, acting - really anything involving the story. Luckily the action scenes do sparkle, and have a really fun brutality. The action also escalates from the beginning to the last scene, which is nice - many half assed action movies place the best action scenes early or in the middle, when they really should follow this model of growing intensity throughout the movie.

What should not be followed is the script written by someone who played a whole lot of Metal Gear Solid, Hit-man, or any of a number of stealth/tactical espionage video games. There is a really artificial feel to a great deal of this movie, and while I fully recommend video games borrow content from movies… I'm not so sure going the other way around is such a good idea. I'm sure many people would find this movie unwatchable, but not me…

Because it has Statham, Alba & Michelle Yeoh.

It also has Tommy Lee Jones, but I won't hold that against the movie - 7 out of 10

Silly, boring, chaotic.

[fvlecmatic · 1/10 · 10 September 2016]

Well, this movie (not even sure if I can call it a movie) should definitely get few Razzies. It's one of the silliest movies I have ever seen. Don't even bother to watch it. It should only be watched if you want to get the exact idea how NOT to write a script, direct a movie, act in a movie and especially how NOT to cut the scenes and shots together (it just feels like the whole post-production work was missed or at least rushed). It's just absurd. It's so bad that you will probably fell ashamed just watching it. The script is terrible. The acting is distracting. The CGI is far from average. The movie just feels cheap. I still don't understand how this even managed to get to the process of filming.

AS EXPECTED

[maureenalexander-54902 · 8/10 · 21 September 2018]

Slick, choreographed violence, just enough of a storyline thread to give coherence. I found it entertaining, exciting and undemanding. Higher critique unnecessary.

Bad Action , story doesn't make sense.

[bestdesigns · 3/10 · 26 August 2016]

A Complete Package of Bad Action. whole movie doesn't make any sense , specially the action in this movie. I mean come on , one guy killed 100+ guy without a scratch. Whole action doesn't make any sense at all.

You ll be laughing at such bad action. He is swimming 100 miles to catch a ship , and his gun never ever runs out of bullets. people standing at front of him will not shoot him just watching him kill everyone. there ll be a blast right infront of him he is not hurt while other flown away a thousand mile.

Moreover jessica alba part made no sense at all. whole movie plot is rubbish. i would not recommend you guys to watch this movie. Hollywood really need some movie like Bourne. Which at least made some sense.

This word seems to lose it's meaning, but ill say it again: Fun

[gangstah_vino · 17 August 2016]

This movie is fun! Nothing more than that.

Jason Statham is back and though this is not a good movie, it is a fun one and if you expected more than that you have no one else to blame but yourself.

Ill rate the movie with my usual ratingssystem which contains rating a few aspect of the movie with an overall total score at the end

Acting: 5/10. If Jason Statham looking stoically at everyone/everything isn't enough, we got jessica alba being used as a sex symbol first and an actress second. From Jason I can take it since it's his schtick, but jessica... yikes!

Action: 7/10. Though there were some cool scenes in there, nothing is original or great by any means. The action in the first the mechanic was better choreographed than in here.

Cinematography: 8/10. it is actually well shot and the action that is there is greatly shot with some wide angles here and there.

Dialogue: 3/10. I think they didn't even make a screenplay/script. they just went for it and came out with this.

Overall: 5/10. Wouldn't recommend it. It is fun and if there's nothing else in the cinemas i would recommend it while you were drunk and paid the matinée price :)

Mechanic: uninspired

[talllwoood13 · 6/10 · 7 October 2022]

Some solid fighting especially that opening and great shots around the world. This I found more enjoyable than the obligatory mention of The Transporter franchise as I feel this would have been a better addition than the horrible third movie which the only thing that made it kind of fun was seeing Robert Knepper who played T-bag in Prison Break. The assassinations seem a bit too easy and convenient but then again what can any of us do in 24 hours, especially the first one how it seems pretty effortless he escapes. The bad guy I couldn't take too seriously and when he actually did have a fight scene and used an assault rifle I was a bit surprised. The movie got a bit dull after the second assassination. Jessica Alba actually looks great in this movie as usually I just thought "meh" when she hit the scene as everyone wouldn't shut up about her. Maybe it's the hair dye or the makeup department who knows. She barely does anything to win him over and yeah you'll have to see the rest of the movie to see what happens.

5.5 out of 10 if I was to review it. Some scenes dragged on a bit long. I do admire they tried to give him a bit of back story the way John Wick was written in future films as well. Would I watch this again? Probably in a couple of years and I had nothing else to watch as there are worse Jason Statham movies especially in the beginning of his career.

Suspending disbelief is one thing. That was just insulting

[roxlerookie · 3/10 · 4 July 2021]

The story makes zero sense. The disregard for basic logic such as geographical distances or a woman not wearing the same dress for 3 days just went too far. The swimming pool is awesome, we see the mechanic showing off his swimming and diving skills, but boy, was that a dumb movie. The love story is very forced. The characters are so cliche. And the action ultimately underwhelming.

Fun action sequel with Jason Statham

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 19 August 2019]

After the events of the previous film hitman Arthur Bishop has faked his own death and retired to Rio de Janeiro where he lives under an assumed name. Unfortunately for him he is tracked down by people working for Riah Crain. Crain is an old friend turned enemy who wants Bishop to assassinate three people for him. Bishop manages to get away and move to an island off the Thai coast. Once again he is found; this time by a woman, Gina Thornton, forced to work for Crain. They fall in love then Crain's goons grab Gina and tell Bishop that if he doesn't take the job Gina will be killed. These hits will entail going after one man who is in an island prison off the Malaysian coast; another who lives in a secure penthouse in Sydney and finally a man who lives in a cold war era bunker in Bulgaria... then there is the problem that Crain might not keep his end of the deal.

This film might not have a complex plot but it does serve to deliver a succession of exciting action sequences. This action is nicely varied with Jason Statham dispatching henchmen with knives, guns, grenades and his bare hands... there are a lot of henchmen that need dispatching! The main targets are each unpleasant in their own way so few viewers are likely to think Bishop is wrong to kill them to save Gina. Jason Statham is on fine form as Bishop; a fairly typical roll for him which should please fans. Jessica Alba is solid as Gina, getting in on the action a few times. Michelle Yeoh was somewhat underused and sadly took no part in the action... something that I'm sure will disappoint her fans. As is often the case in such films we are treated to a variety of stunning locations. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of good mindless action.

Worse Jason film ever, and I like most of his previous films

[gpxdlr · 1/10 · 6 September 2016]

This is one of Jason's worse films. I think he's starting to do "paycheck" movies. Some plot holes when he planned the assassinations of the 3 men. The blueprints, the bombs, the escape equipment and the perfect timing of everything. He must have shot and killed over 100 men! AND the guys he shot were terrible guards, bodyguards, elite fighters as portrayed in this film. They couldn't fight, couldn't 'hit the side of barn' and even Jessica got the better of a couple of them. Also no chemistry between them, an unlikely pairing of of these 'high-paid' actors. I will not recommend this to anyone. The others I liked were HOMEFRONT, CELLULAR, TRANSPORTER(1), and a film he did with JLo.

Revenge is sweet

[coreyjdenford · 6/10 · 25 August 2016]

This is my review of Mechanic: Resurrection (spoiler free)

*** (3/5)

Cast: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee-Jones, Michelle Yeoh

Plot: Arthur Bishop (Statham) thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life (Alba). Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.

A lot of people say that whenever Statham is in a new movie the only person he can play is himself, but maybe that isn't so much a bad thing. The world's most athletic assassin is back with more action and more heart stopping stunts than ever okay not than ever because there has only been one Mechanic. The first Mechanic (2011) saw Bishop kill quite a few people so you may be thinking what's the difference between the movies? Well this has been done on a much larger scale especially when in one scene you see him dangling from the bottom of transparent pool almost fifty stories up a building, to kill one unfortunate McGuffin. This is technically called Mechanic 2 but the only reason why it is called Resurrection is because Bishop has been resurrected from the dead. This sounds very familiar to another movie done before this well there is, Crank (2006) which saw Chev (also Statham) fall from a helicopter 14,000 feet in the air and then he comes back for revenge in Crank: High Voltage (2009). But don't blame Statham for wanting to do a sequel of the Mechanic because that ended on such a cliff-hanger. This is a pretty good continuation from the first film he goes out in search of revenge and he does it with such grace and formality, well the grace being death defying jumps and the formality being they look like accidents. This shows to be a fit for Statham though especially considering it's the first time working with German director Dennis Gansel, but again it's done well or moderately well. Unfortunately the script is a bit wobbly in some places and the other actors don't have a sense of tone in voice but sometimes if the action is good and fast-paced you don't have to worry about the scripting, unless in Gods of Egypt's (2016) case when it doesn't have a plot. But because of the wobbly scripting it turns out that the performances aren't particularly great either, although Statham tries to the best of his abilities but the real performer is the action, the stunts and the bullets, also the story is a little bit flat it does take a while for the action to get started, although in some areas it starts pretty much immediately but it takes a while for him to get the assassinations sorted, and finally when it gets to them they are too quick to end not necessarily a bad thing.

Of course just like in the first one Bishop is very clever especially when he uses surveillance to scope out the people he wants to kill, but that's another story he is clever in the way he devises his plans to end people's lives mainly his enemies, and also the use of explosives which is the key element to this movie but then that is the key element to action movies, well some actioners. There is a way this film is done better this is kind of like the first one as well everywhere Bishop goes it is absolutely stunning with the gorgeous landscapes and the beautiful women, but he doesn't go there for women, he's not James Bond. Sometimes whenever Bishop plans his kills it doesn't always go well like last time when one of his targets killed him, but ignore that. There are several Heart stopping stunts in this blood filled actioner, the main stunt let's call it a jump happens very early on when he is in Rio de Janeiro and he jumps straight down from a cargo lift to a hand glider in the air, that stunt will literally stop your heart but not everything in this movie is stunts there is also quite a unique story to it a bit flat but it's there. Character development as this the second in the series we already know what there is about Arthur Bishop, but what about the other characters? Do we learn about them? Well not really, not much anyway there is a little bit to learn about the characters especially one of the targets, which strangely enough Tommy Lee-Jones' Max Adams in his most ridiculous outfit yet, but also he doesn't say much which again is weird because in most of his movies he's quite the talker.

Now finally the one thing that is missing for all you Statham fans there is no martial arts, whenever Statham stars in a new film there is loads of martial arts spectacles to behold but unfortunately that is the one thing that is missing but don't let that disappoint you there is still plenty of blood filled, guns blazing action to peel your eyes at. So don't get too upset about the martial arts being missing. In conclusion this is an enjoyable action packed ride with plenty of blood guns and beautiful women, and even Statham's gruff demeanor is something to enjoy weirdly enough. Even though Statham has done some disastrous disappointments this surely isn't one. Certainly not as manic as the Crank series but still fun and enjoyable and probably one of the best ever Statham actioners.

Verdict: Statham delivers to the best of his abilities in this long-awaited sequel which feels very familiar but it's an enjoyable actioner nonetheless.

6/10 action packed gold.

An awful movie with terrible acting and lousy CGI effects

[radmikeli-521-700293 · 1/10 · 14 September 2016]

I think that this is my first review on IMDb and till now I've hesitated to to so. This movie turned that.

Mechanic: Resurrection is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Although line-up crew promised that this movie should, at least, be worthy of spending some money, it turned out that this is not at all true.

The filming locations were really great and that's about it when it gets to this movie. Bad acting (predominately by Alba and Lee Jones), combined with unconvincing story line (superficiality of good and, especially, bad characters) and mixed with non-imaginative CGI sequences turned this film into my first 1-star movie on IMDb.

Luckily, I brought a phone with me so I could play some games during this projection.

Non stop action

[christyreznor02 · 7/10 · 29 August 2016]

The action was non-stop so that part of the movie was great. Good effects. Jason did a good job, as always. Now there is Jessica Alba. She is a pretty girl who looks good in a bathing suit but is also one of the worst actresses out there.

Jessica complained that her role made her look too dumb so they changed her back story to say that she was former Special Ops to make her seem smarter. Not only was this a slap in the face to every female Special Ops soldier out there, but she still came off as dumb. I have seen junior high school plays with better acting.

She has to show emotion and cry at one point and it was laughable how bad she was. She should stick to running her company and raising her children. Save the acting for a real actress. Emily Blunt would have been an awesome choice in this role.

Cheesy like HELL! Terrible

[kekermawi · 1/10 · 15 September 2016]

The one star because the first five minutes of the movie are good. After that comes the cheesy and extremely predictable lines. You feel like you're literally gonna throw up! Who eats those lines? I'm going to make sure not to watch anything for this director again. He probably said to himself I just want a stupid movie as people are too dumb to notice!

Jessica Alba was good and very hot. She was I think the least cheesy element and the most talented in this awful excuse of a movie! It's movies like this that justify piracy.

Oh, Jason does not get a single punch landed on him. Maybe one in the whole movie. It's no surprise that he will battle scores of people, but he is too perfect to get a scratch. Pahh... even Superman got some good realistic beating last I saw...

Very predictable

[0U · 23 February 2020]

Fun action as usual, the plot is paper thin but works. Writing didn't make sense at times.

Almost as good as the 2011 movie...

[paul_haakonsen · 7/10 · 15 October 2016]

A sequel to the 2011 "The Mechanic", I was sort of thrilled to sit down and watch this 2016 movie, especially because I really enjoyed the 2011 movie quite a lot. "Mechanic: Resurrection" was actually a worthy follow up to the 2011 movie.

Without being blinded by enjoying Jason Statham's movies, then it should be said that you know what kind of movie that you are in for here, as his movie are essentially made from the same recipe; much like Steven Seagal, Jean Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone back in the day. But with that being said, then I will say that I enjoy these types of movies as I grew up with them, and Jason Statham rarely fails to deliver.

The story in "Mechanic: Resurrection" is about Arthur Bishop (played by Jason Statham) who has put his turbulent past behind him and is living a quiet life in Asia. But when Gina (played by Jessica Alba) is kidnapped, he is forced to complete three difficult assassinations in order to have her set free. But no one crosses paths with Bishop and lives to tell about it.

Sure, the storyline was generic and predictable, as they usually are in movies such as this. But it was still very entertaining and enjoyable, because there is a lot of action throughout the movie, and it is kept in a very fast pace, which ensures lost of adrenaline and thrills.

The acting in "Mechanic: Resurrection" was good. Sure, you know what you get here, but I did enjoy it.

While "Mechanic: Resurrection" is a fast-paced and entertaining movie, it was not fully up to par with the 2011 "The Mechanic" movie. But it was a close run.

I am rating "Mechanic: Resurrection" seven out of ten stars.

A typical Statham movie. The action in this is really fun to watch but really no better or worse than his other movies

[cosmo_tiger · 6/10 · 17 October 2016]

"Seems that reports of your demise have been greatly exaggerated." Arthur Bishop (Statham) has been happily living off the grid for a few years now. After being asked for help by an old friend he helps to rescue Gina (Alba) from an abuser. This act of kindness doesn't go unnoticed and Gina is kidnapped and held by a mad man who will only let her go on one condition. Arthur must carry out three assassinations, disguised as accidents, or Gina will be killed. But as always, Arthur does things his way. There isn't really much to say about this movie. It is exciting and entertaining and watchable. It is a typical Statham movie. I really do like him and his movies are all fun to watch, even though its pretty much all the same movie. The stunts and action in this are really fun to watch but again, this is really no better or worse than his other movies. Overall, fans of Statham will enjoy this, if you don't like his style then avoid this one. I give this a B.

unwatchable camera work

[NS47 · 1/10 · 31 March 2021]

Very amateur camera work and extremely boring plot.

Good movie

[sufyaanrashid95 · 6/10 · 1 May 2023]

The 2016 remake of "The Mechanic" may not be as action-packed as some of Jason Statham's other movies, but it is still a solid entry in the action-thriller genre. The movie focuses more on character development and storytelling than on non-stop action, which gives it a more grounded and realistic feel.

Jason Statham delivers his usual strong performance as the stoic hitman Arthur Bishop, but this time he is paired with Ben Foster, who plays his young and reckless apprentice. The relationship between the two characters is at the heart of the movie, and both actors give strong performances that bring depth and complexity to their roles.

The action sequences, while not as frequent as in other Statham movies, are still impressive and well-choreographed. They are used sparingly, but when they do occur, they are impactful and intense. The movie also benefits from its sleek and stylish cinematography, which adds to the overall atmosphere of the film.

Where "The Mechanic" really shines, however, is in its storytelling. The movie's plot is engaging and well-crafted, with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing. The characters are well-developed and interesting, and the movie does a great job of exploring the relationship between Arthur and his apprentice.

Overall, "The Mechanic" is a solid action-thriller that may not be as action-packed as some of Statham's other movies, but is still well worth watching. With strong performances, impressive action sequences, and engaging storytelling, it is a movie that is sure to satisfy fans of the genre.