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| Genres: | ActionThrillerDr |
| Starring: | Tony Goldwyn, Mini Anden, Jeff Chase, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, John McConnell |
| Director(s): | Simon West |
| Available Quality: | DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def |
| Country: | USA |
| Year: | 2011 |
| IMDB Rating: | 6.5 |
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a mechanic - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. Its a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harrys son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishops trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he cant turn his back on Harrys son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.
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Visitor Reviews: (20)
16 May 2012
Uh oh - Better get Maaco
Ya - this sucked. Gave it two stars cause near the middle it actually got a little fun. Statham should be in contest with Seagal to see who can keep their words under three syllables. Script sucked, plot sucked, pacing sucked. It was like a bunch of bad edits mashed together to fill in an hour and a half.Also, this wasn't violent for those who like some blood and guts. Meh - go watch some silly fun like The Expendables or Rambo instead.
Vinegaroon3 16 May 2012
Much better than I expected....
A friend sort of dragged me to see this movie, and I expected to hateit. I figured it would be over the top violent, implausible, withimpossibly clever "superman" killers...It was all that, but I sort of enjoyed it anyway. I think it wasbecause the acting was pretty decent, and the film made it almostpossible to imagine a shadowy organization in the business of killingpeople who needed to be killed. Don't get me wrong, most the the actionscenes were impossibly complex and anything but believable. However, ifyou can "suspend disbelief" it is a fairly enjoyable action movie.It was noteworthy that in some places the film added a bit of"humanity" to the lives being lost. The victims of the killers were notnecessarily impossibly evil sub-humans (well, maybe one was), they werejust persons who for whatever reason those in power wanted dead. Somaybe I liked the fact that the film had slightly more depth than mostmovies of this genre.And, there was a lot of action.
barflyer7 14 May 2012
a lot better than anticipated
What I imagined this film to be like and what I felt watching it werecompletely different. I have not seen loads of Jason Stathams films butby the ones I have I have often found him very one dimensional but inthis film his character seems to fit this acting persona perfectly.Statham plays a professional assassin who is hired for jobs and is oneof the best, efficient and ultra professional. He displays littleemotion and always gets the job done even if it means having to killhis friend and mentor played by Donald Sutherland but that is also thestart of when things get complicated. Enter Sutherlands Son playedexcellently by Jon Foster he naturally wants answers and revengeknowing nothing of Stathams involvement in his Fathers murder. ThenStatham seeing Fosters violent and clumsy attempts at getting to thetruth feels obliged somewhat to train and harness his rage. He thendecides to make him his partner but after a close call and finally oneassassination goes wrong it seems the company hiring them both isstarting to question their partnership. Statham soon finds himself nowa target, it seems his idea of some sort of redemption has backfiredand when Foster learns that he killed his Father it seems hes right inthe middle.The story had a lot more layers than I imagined as just a brainlessactioner there are twists and turns and I think Statham was a perfectchoice for the role. His character needs to be mentally toughthroughout but also he has the physical look required in the actionscenes which I think are well placed within the fairly complex story. Iespecially like the fact that this film is not just a relentlessexercise in violence and like I said before Jason Statham credits fromthis as the strong silent type showing little emotion it is perfectlysuited to his acting style.A very good film that at around an hour an half is perfectly paced withsurprising substance and my favourite Statham performance so far.
14 May 2012
WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD KILL A MAN IN A WHEEL CHAIR?
Jason Stratham plays a stone cold hit man. The opening scene had me sold with an unusual assassination, although I don't know why a millionaire would keep his indoor swimming pool water so dark, someone could hide on the bottom. Jason has two friends in the world. One is a prostitute who he pays to be his friend (sex, nudity). And the other is the Donald Sutherland who gives him his assignments. His next assignment is to kill Donald Sutherland, which he does. Against anyone's best judgment, he then takes on Donald Sutherland's loose cannon son as an apprentice. The movie moves along as separate unconnected killing scenes, then comes together at the end with the expected twist and results. It also had a "Bourne" telephone scene, which is something I always enjoy. Good action flick. It never drags. Soundtrack was okay, but really needed to be kicked up a notch. The movie doesn't build any background or character, which is why it moves. Better than any film which starred Steven Seagal.
Van Roberts 12 May 2012
Another So-So Remake That Not Even Statham Can Redeem!
Anybody who saw British director Michael Winner's top-notch 1972killer-thriller "The Mechanic" with Charles Bronson cast as a stoic,steely-eyed assassin who makes murder look like an accident knows noremake could ever do it justice. Mind you, Jason Statham makes"Con-Air" director Simon West's rehash of this classic action epictolerable. Statham possesses an iconic presence that the cinema hasbeen grooming since he made his debut in writer & director GuyRitchie's outstanding crime opus "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"in 1998. French producer Luc Besson catapulted the actor to widespreadprominence with larger-than-life "The Transporter" franchise. Meantime,if the best action movies must top each other, then "The Mechanic"sends Statham stumbling. Although it occurs in a believable physicalenvironment, "The Mechanic" is just too tame and low yield to be morethan average. You don't see Statham perform any stunts here that hehasn't done far better in either his "Transporter" trilogy or hisoutlandish "Crank" movies. Credit Simon West for maintaining themomentum throughout this contemporary actioneer. Nevertheless, thesurprises, complications, and villains induce yawns more often thanalarms. As R-rated thrillers go, "The Mechanic" seems incrediblysubdued compared with genuine R-rated exercises in blood, gore andmurder like the recent crime epic "The Punisher." "16 Blocks" scenaristRichard Wenk has changed substantially the content and context of theoriginal in his update. Lewis John Carlino, who penned the original,shares screen credit with Wenk but it is difficult to determine if morethan the Carlino basics were retained. A straight scene-for-sceneretelling of the original "Mechanic" would have been less-than-inspiredbut more than adequate. Apparently, West and Wenk wanted to improve onthe original and thus dispense with everything that made it memorable.Unlike the grim 1972 ending, the "Mechanic" remake provides boasts anupbeat ending. Furthermore, this revenge melodrama provides moredeception that makes our hero appear somewhat stupid when you thinkabout it because the villains take advantage of him in a way that wouldnever have occurred in the Bronson classic. Moreover, unlike Bronsonand co-star Jan-Michael Vincent, Statham and Ben Foster kindle littlecharisma as mentor and apprentice.Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham of "The Expendables") is a reclusivekiller who performs hits for a mysterious corporation. He is the bestin the business, and the first scene demonstrates his expertise. Bishoppenetrates the premises of a Colombian drug lord. Scores of heavilyarmed brutes patrol the place. Nevertheless, our protagonist kills thedrug lord right under their collective noses. Moreover, Bishop makes itappear as if drug lord drowned. This is probably as slick as "TheMechanic" remake gets, and our anti-heroic hero makes good his escapeby swimming away under the dead drug dealer. The guards think nothingunusual as they watch their wiry boss perform a slow crawl across thepool. The next thing they know is their boss has curled up dead in thewater. They sound the alarm, but Bishop is far away. Bishop meets hismentor, Harry McKenna (Donald Sutherland of "The Eagle Has Landed"),who rolls around in a wheelchair. Harry brings Bishop a package ofgreenbacks as payment. Bishop and harry have a history, and Harry isthe closest to a friend that Arthur has. When Arthur isn't knocking offpeople, he listens to vinyl Schubert recordings on a turntable, tinkerswith his fashionable Jaguar, and checks his e-mail on his Apple.Occasionally, he goes out for a drink and enjoys the company of awell-paid prostitute. Incidentally, Arthur lives in a sumptuousresidence in a remote bayou outside of New Orleans. Life for Arthur, asfar as everything goes, couldn't be better until he learns that Harryhas been selling out his colleagues to the tune of $50 million. Harry'spartner, Dean (Tony Goldwyn of "Ghost"), contacts Arthur and shows hima sheaf of gory photos.Naturally, Arthur has to think about this contract. A life-long friend,Harry has been there for him. Harry loves Arthur like a son. Harry hasa son, Steve (Ben Foster of "3:10 to Yuma"), but he hates his son.Anyway, Arthur decides to kill Harry, if for no other reason than Harrywill suffer less. Ingeniously, Arthur makes Harry's death look like acarjacking. Eventually, Steve drifts into the picture, and the onlything on his mind is revenge. Arthur intervenes to keep Steve fromkilling an innocent criminal and decides to train Steve as an assassin.Dean doesn't think that this is one of Arthur's better ideas. Arthurteaches Steve the rules of killing, but Steve isn't as cautious andcareful. Rather than kill a child molesting thug without fanfare, Stevedecides to beat the man to death. Steve survives, but he looks like heran into a bull dozer. As Steve learns more and more, he moves in withArthur. One day Steve discovers his father's nickel-plated automaticpistol in Arthur's storage tubs and plots his mentor's demise. Beforehe can carry out the hit, Arthur and he must leave for Chicago tomurder a religious cult figure with a controversial background. Indeed,nothing goes right for them and they escape by the skin of their teeth.Director Simon West doesn't rely on high tech gadgetry. He keeps mostof violence pretty down to earth. The shoot-out scenes are stagedwithout excessive blood and gore, and West lets nothing get in thefairly straight-f0rward storyline. West and Wenk do insert anoccasional surprise. The best concerns cramming a teenage girl'sfingers down a garbage disposal in a sink. Not surprisingly, ArthurBishop comes off looking immaculate compared with his murderouscolleagues as well as his wicked victims. The Charles Bronson characterin the original worked for the Italian mafia. Altogether, "TheMechanic" is primarily a nuts and bolts melodrama with little todistinguish it outside Jason Statham's tight-lipped performance and BenFoster's maniacal energy as a wannabe killer.
Robert W. 12 May 2012
A great beginning to the action flick season!! Statham is still action royalty
I had pretty decent expectations for this film because I was ready tosee a good solid ol' fashion action flick. The last Statham film I sawwas The Expendables and that was just good fun! Anyone going to seethis film should fully expect to see another variation of TheTransporter because Statham is no different than Stallone or Willis orSchwarzenegger who people go to see to be cool, smooth, bad-ass actionstars and he pulls that off flawlessly. Fortunately on top of that thestory is solid, and interesting, dramatic with plenty of momentsbalancing killer action with good intensity. I have not seen theoriginal film and that is surprising given I went though a big CharlesBronson phase back in the nineties. I definitely want to see theoriginal now so I can compare them but I know the big budget explosionsand cast will be different than the original. Best of all they kept thefilm 'R' Rated for adults so the film is chock full of gratuitousviolence and an almost laughable sex scene that is literally slapped inthere for red blooded males. No this doesn't make a good film but greateighties action films lived and breathed this recipe.Jason Statham sort of came out of nowhere and is quickly and quietlyclimbing the action star ranks. And you know what? He is darn good atit. He is simply a bad ass. He is unkillable, unstoppable and soincredibly smooth. He is just fun to watch and you know that when thebad guys think they have the drop on him, he has a whole differentplan. He has chemistry on screen, and he just makes you want to watchand that makes him good! Ben Foster is a great young actor. He's come along way and he has such incredible intensity in this role. Him andStatham have sort of good chemistry, not as good as I would like butthey sort of clash but they sort of need to for this role. He isunhinged and wild and the polar opposite of Statham's Arthur Bishop. Ithink Foster has some big things ahead of him. Every time I see TonyGoldwyn I think, that's the guy that got Patrick Swayze killed in ghost(just as a side thought) but he does make a great bad guy. Problem ishe is a little underused in the film but he still does make a solidvillain for the story and you drool for a final showdown between himand Statham and you definitely get it! If there was a talent meterattached to this film it would go straight through the roof with theaddition of a small supporting role by the amazing Donald Sutherland.He is truly great in this movie and puts some real powerful emotionsinto the role. Him and Statham have terrific chemistry as mentor andstudent.Here if more evidence of what separates run of the mill action to agood solid action flick that had lasting legs. Simon West, director ofCon Air (an action classic by any stretch of the imagination and hisfirst piece of work), The Generals Daughter (a solid thriller), andWhen A Stranger Calls. West knows what the audience wants to see andmakes every location seem exotic and intense. Ignoring all else goodabout the film, the fact is Jason Statham is just an awesome actionhero. In this case he's a bit of an anti-hero but you still want him tobe successful in his quest for vengeance. Even when you might feel somesympathy for Foster's character, in the end you want Statham to bevictorious. Anyone that loves action, anyone that wants the adrenalinepumping cinema experience must check out this movie!! This one will bein my collection for certain! "If you're reading this, you're dead."8.5/10
ibutzen57 11 May 2012
Not very good
I admire Jason Statham, I really do. He's managed to transform being abald, vaguely threatening Englishman into movie fame and fortune (see:Transporter series, Crank series, etc.). He's found his niche, and he'ssticking with it; more power to him.But this movie is pretty bad. I saw another reviewer describe thismovie as a thriller. It is not. Nothing happens in this movie that youcan't see coming a mile away. Here's the Reader's Digest condensedversion which CONTAINS SPOILERS. Jason Statham is a badass professionalmurderer-- Sorry, hit-man-- who likes to kill his targets in ways thatlook like accidents, which is kinda clever. He works for "the company",which is never named, so I'm going to call it Evil, Incorporated. Evil,Inc is run by two guys: The soft spoken, wheelchair bound older guywho's been Statham's character's friend since forever. The other guyhas a corporate haircut, wears an expensive suit and rides around in aconvoy of sleek black vehicles, accompanied by sunglasses-wearing menwith guns. Anyway, Corporate Guy tells Statham that his old friend is In LeagueWith The Enemy, and Statham kills his old pal at Corporate Guy'sbehest. The Old Pal's drunken loser kid shows up and asks Statham totrain him up so he can find and kill the man who killed his dad.Statham agrees, because I guess a washed up, vengeance crazed drunk isthe guy you want along when speed, silence, and skill are your keys tosurvival. Cue training montage.Statham finds out that Corporate Guy is SPOILERS AHEAD the real villain(bet you didn't see that coming). They set out to kill him, Drunk LoserKid finds out Statham killed his dad, they kill Corporate Guy, LoserKid tries to kill Statham, but Statham gets away and kills him instead.Roll credits.In addition to the cookie cutter plot, there were a few other thingsthat annoyed me. 1) Statham's character is utterly unsympathetic. He'sa loner who kills people for money. His only female companionship is ahooker. 2) He's supposed to live in the bayou area near New Orleans.His house has glass walls. Never mind that his work depends on secrecy;that's a hurricane zone. 3) I know this is small, but anyway: duringthe training scene, we see Statham and Drunk Kid shooting various guns.In one show motion cut, someone fires a Barret-type .50 caliber rifle,and the spent casing gets ejected toward the camera. The casing iscrimped on the projectile end-- It's a freaking BLANK. Seriously, guys? Wait for the DVD and watch it with pizza and easily amused friends.
thinker1691 11 May 2012
" Who could shoot a man in a wheelchair? Someone, compassionate and lonely "
The movie is called " The Mechanic ' originally written by Lewis J.Carlino. With this addition, there are now three versions. The originalstarred the late Charles Bronson, with Jan Michael Vincent as hisprotégé. The second was with Nicolas cage(Bangkok Dangerous) and thisis the third. This version stars Jason Statham as Arthur Bishop. Of allthe possible actors who could adequately fill the shoes of Bronson,it's Statham. His movie exploits have made him synonymous with actionflicks. With Simon West directing, it not only follows the originalstory but with this version multiplies the drama, exciting action ofthe first, but remains true to the characters. Keenen Wynn is replacedby none other than Donald Sutherland who brings an air ofsophistication and sympathy to his role. Ben Foster plays the youngupstart Steve McKenna, who seems not only innocuous, but hardlysuitable to replace Vincent. Tony Goldwyn is Dean, who was originallyplayed by Frank De Kova. Throughout the entire movie, audience membersare treated to an interesting story and one which is likely to become amemorable follow up to the original Classic. The conclusion here isthat with the right people, this version too will likely become aClassic. Easilly recommended. Superb rendition! ****
Mork_the_Borg 08 May 2012
The Mechanic - The Transporter - Deep sigh
Okay, so I had to use up my two remaining movie tickets before theirexpiry date. Silly Hoyts, they make you buy 10 tickets, but then youhave to use them in no time at all. I only rated this movie a 4/10. Itcould have been higher, but the story reminded me of too many othermovies (e.g. The Transporter and Bourne series). There's lots ofaction, and the acting isn't too bad either, but unfortunatelyeverything is so predictable, including the predictable twist at thevery end. I was again flabbergasted when a family came into the cinemawith some young kids. I wonder what message these kids will be gettingfrom this movie, but I bet it's something like "cool - let's become ahit-man and kill some people for lots of money, live in an expensivehouse and drive really fast cars". I guess some people don't understandthe logic behind movie ratings and somehow seem to think that theirchildren are somehow 'mature' enough to see and experience it all.Again, the movie isn't bad, but I have seen better stories aroundhit-man.
08 May 2012
One Of My Favorite Movies
I liked the original and I like the remake. I like Jason in most of the movies he has done. This one was better than some that I've seen recently. Good job!
jamiemarks-1 02 May 2012
One of Jason Statham's best action films to date. Really enjoyable fun.
The Mechanic stars Jason Statham as a man called Arthur Bishop who is a"mechanic," code word for hit man who fixes problems for those in need.He plans ahead for all his contracts and carries them out to earn moneyfor himself. He always works alone and does jobs for his mentor HarryMcKenna (Kiefer Sutherland). One day Bishop gets a call from Dean (TonyGoldwyn) to do another contract of killing his old mentor who Deanbelieves is bringing down the business due to the fact he botched acontract job in Cape Town, Africa. Reluctantly Bishop agrees and killsHarry though he wants him to (rather than anyone else). Harry's sonSteve (Ben Foster) upset over his father's death and determined to findthe one responsible for killing his father asks Bishop to train him asa mechanic like him and he agrees where they join forces. Meanwhilesome double crossing goes on in terms of Bishop's mentor and both heand Harry take down the man behind it all. Will Harry find out Bishopkilled his dad? Well I'm sure you can guess. The story is very predictable andsimplistic at best with a typical cliché story of father/mentor to oneguy and his actual son who wants revenge. There is littlecharacterisation and you don't really come to care about the charactersthough for a hit-man it is business. This is more serious thanStatham's other films, which had a tongue in cheek edge to it like theTransporter series and the hilariously mad Crank films. The seriousnessof Statham's character which surprised me at first, but I think it is agood thing as it is refreshingly different. The film does start off abit slow as there is little action until about halfway through, but itsets up the story and characters nicely and I never got bored as thepace and tone of the film was generally right. The action was excitingand well choreographed, it was nicely shot and edited with some goodmusic. The reason I gave this a seven rather than say a five or a sixas I normally would do for trashy fun films like this was because thescript actually wasn't as cheesy as I thought. It was reasonable andhad a few surprisingly witty one liners, which I wasn't expecting.The second is the good acting. Ben Foster gets the witty one liners,but shows enough determination in learning on the job for vengeance andfeeling distraught at his father's death. Statham though is the bestthing in this with a good performance too, with the added fact hereally looks the part. In the end this film has it's flaws like mostaction films, but the acting and the reasonable script with a few sharpone liners rates this above the average. Statham had redeemed himselffrom the terribleness that was The Expendables last year, which he wasbad in. This is one of his best movies to date and as The Mechanic hecertainly fixed things well for me to enjoy this movie from beginningto end. Well worth a watch.
01 May 2012
COOL & OK KICK ASS ACTION POP CORN FLICK!!!
Statham knows the drill, and he puts in a typically cool, tough guy performance. Ben Foster puts in his typical skeezy punk performance. There aren't a lot of surprises, but it's fun to watch everyone go through the paces in this somewhat paint by numbers hitman movie. The fights are good, without too much reliance on quick-cutting, and none of the irritating extreme close-ups that are so in vogue right now. It's occasionally brutal, frequently grim, and likely forgettable. P.SI am 80schild/old school & Only thing makes me laugh & B.S to me these days in movies..They CUT out cigarette smoking in movies,like pass few movies i saw & Crank UP the Alcohol & Drugs instead, like those things don't kill you But Cigarette dose!lol, WTF!
Scott Baldwin 01 May 2012
Am I missing something? Have the positive reviewers actually seen this movie???
1. For a movie that tries to make you root for Steve, the killings...oh dear. West was clearly going for shock value, but I somehow feltsorry for the people being killed. So depressing and grotesque.2. The pair go around and into other's places, and they don't weargloves, leave plenty of fingerprints, and yet they aren't oncesuspected of murder.3. Honestly, if Bishop knew that he'd get into pickle with his boss,why did he even bother with Steve at all. A good assassin would beprofessional and not go out of his way to train some drunkard doucheand kill him later.4. What was the point of the O'hare bus fight??? I know Bishop wantedhim out of the way quick, but why bother putting his work aside for thesake of killing some random guy?? 5. On that note, how did no one notice a fight on a bus, but just a guygetting hit with a car after being tossed out a window? 6. The ending. Steve is like 20 KM from the gas station and this is awireless detonator. How is that even possible????? There HAS to be somedistance limit. That was such bullcrap.7. The acting is terrible. Statham, an actor I usually love, waslimited to 2 emotions (if you can call them that): 1. "Don't bother me,I'm trying to figure out who this target is" and 2. "Don't bother me,I'm trying to make sure the job is done correctly" Ben Foster mumbleshis way through the film, I literally could not understand WTF he wassaying. You thought Ray Winstone's mumbling in Edge of Darkness wasbad? Ben is FAR worse. His lines needed English subtitles.8. Better than 80% of the film was reaction shots with no dialog, ofpeople standing around looking shocked. The rest of the film isjargon-filled exposition heavy dialogue and about 5 minutes of actualaction.9. LAZY ACTION SCENES. I'm tired of going to action films and gettingsick because the director has a problem with people being able to seewhat's going on. Shaky camera and quick cutting must die, I'm tired ofit. 10. When I walked out, I felt depressed and sick, like I just ran 4miles and ran face first into a brick wall. I was excited, but this wasjust bleak, boring and lame, and I am a Jason Statham fan.I have not seen the original, and I must say I CERTAINLY don't plan onit any time soon. Avoid.
30 April 2012
A smooth, smart terrific movie.
A smooth, smart terrific movie. Much of what we've come to expect from action star Jason Statham who plays Arthur Bishop, a world-class assassin forced to kill his friend and confidant James Mckenna (Played by the great Donald Sutherland). In a twist of fate, Bishop takes on Steve Mckenna (played by Ben Foster) as his ward, but Steve is impulsive and wild and can sometimes be more trouble than he's worth. Will he find out that his mentor is also his father's killer?
28 April 2012
A predictable assassin thriller that has a sloppy apprentice
This is a remake of a 1972 Charles Bronson movie, but I have not seen that one so I can't compare it to this one. Don't confuse it for the Transporter movie franchise even if it stars the same man and the word mechanic would make you think cars. This movie (and what it excels in) is about the fine art of assassinry (if that's a word). Not shooting people, but slipping in, killing them and making it look like natural causes without anyone ever knowing you were there. Jason Statham plays the Mechanic "Bishop" who is hired to assassinate a lot of men and who shortly after the movie starts gets an apprentice. It is not a buddy movie, there are no comedic quips. The Mechanic stays with a serious tone. Bishop trains the apprentice in his art of assassinry, and the apprentice is quite sloppy which leads to the bigger action sequences. Predictably gun fights with security officers and other assassins come after them.The plot is predictable and it is still a good movie if you can get into it, but I can see how some might call this movie dull at first, without crazy action sequences, car chases or explosions (until much later). There is good cinematography and a lot of locales, everything from lush drug mansions to dirty street ghettos. Some nice spy technology gets used.
28 April 2012
Extra features. What extra features?
This was not a bad flick. A perfect popcorn movie for a raining Saturday afternoon. My wife picked up the DVD this morning and I'll return it tomorrow afternoon.The special feature consists of extended/deleted scenes. That's it. No director commentary, no 'making of' segment, no actor/editor/crew/cast commentary - just a crummy extended/deleted scenes bit. I want my money back and that will happen. I called Best Buy and asked if the Blu-Ray had special features. The only thing different was a tiny feature-ette on guns and BD connect. Yawn. Big deal. Shame on whoever produced this piece of junk DVD.
kosmasp 28 April 2012
Action!
While I haven't seen the original movie this is based on (same name), Ican imagine how Charles Bronson portrayed the character that JasonStatham is playing here. Statham does more than a stellar job, with agreat "side-kick" Ben Foster (one of the better young actors aroundright now).The story can be read here on IMDb, though it's not really thatimportant. What is important right here, are the action pieces and thestunt work. All very fine and well shot. And to see Donald Sutherland(even in a small role) is always a treat. The movie is not perfect, butticks all the right boxes in the right way :o)
27 April 2012
Great movie
This review is from: The Mechanic (DVD) Really enjoyed this movie even if I did buy it for my husband, yet again a great action packed movie even if Jason Stathams acting skills are not fantastic, there is just something about him!
moviemaniac008 26 April 2012
Another Kick-ass movie with Statham
Let me put something straight...I am a great fan of Statham's. I haveenjoyed each of his movies, including ''War'' which more or lessimpressed me, and Crank 2 which basically looks like a disorganized andbadly edited movie. Whether it's in Death Race, The Transporter(s), TheExpendables, Crank, or any other movie with him in it, it's alwaysawesome to see Statham kicking-ass. The Mechanic is no exception, forit offers a more constructive narrative than most of his other movies,but still offers plenty of action to satisfy any person expecting anaction flick. I even saw it twice in theatres, though the second timedoesn't really count, for my friend and I switched auditoriums becauseThe Roommate sucked too badly.The Mechanic is, for the most part, pretty intelligent. With theexception of it's brain-dead ending, it's story is actually prettybrilliant over all (yes, I am aware it's a re-make). What makes it sobrilliant is how Bishop is always ready for something unexpected tohappen, and how he does prepare himself to never get caughtunexpectedly. I thought the acting was okay. The Cast know they're notmaking an Oscar-worthy film. Statham is at his usual self, but BenFoster literally surprised me. Having seen only a bit of overactingfrom him in Alpha Dog, I was surprised by how not shabby his actingwas. There's one scene in particular near the end, where he questionsBishop about his father's murder (after finding out by himself Bishopwas the murderer). The emotion is there, in his face and in his eyes.Sure, I know he won't be nominated at the Oscars, but it was a strongperformance indeed.So the Mechanic is pretty much a story about a skilled hit-man namedArthur Bishop (Statham), who is extremely skilled. After a mission thatmade him kill his best friend, Bishop teaches his skills to the deadman's son, who, in return, tries to find who his father's killer is.THe film itself is brilliant, relying on killing techniques I wouldnever have thought of. The way Arthur plans his missions and all thetwists made sure to not let your brain off during the viewing, and theonly problem I had was with the brain dead ending. First, no copsintervene in their fight. Next, you get Statham rolling out of a suddendeath (those who have seen know what I mean). Killing Statham wouldhave made much more dramatic effect, but I guess this is Statham afterall.All in all, I saw it twice in theatres, and I believe this film isworth watching. Great popcorn flick. Surely will buy this movie when itcomes out on DVD/Blu-Ray.
gradyharp 26 April 2012
A Jason Statham Tour de Force
There is something akin to a guilty pleasure to watch bad guys getknocked off - DEXTER supplies that on television and now Jason Stathamplays it on the screen. Yes, hit men or assassins or mechanics havebeen the subject matter of many films, but there is something about themanner in which the ultra virile yet heart of gold Arthur is brought tolife by Statham that makes us root for his every move. John Lewis Carlino wrote the story and the screenplay for both this(with Richard Wenk) and the original 1972 version of THE MECHANIC andthe 40 intervening years have not change the end results much. It stillis a film with spiky dialogue and a good mixture of watching bad guysgradually get their deserts. Now it is Arthur (Jason Statham) who isthe flawless, perfectionist, leave-no-mess-behind hit man that everyonein the assassination business wants to hire. His methods - the openingsequence as Arthur kills drug cartel leader Jorge Lara (James Logan) isas imaginative as actions such as these come - are impeccable. He iscalled upon to off an old colleague Harry McKenna (Donald Sutherland)which is a feat in and of itself, but soon after he meets up withMcKenna's wild son Steve (Ben Foster) and gradually teaches the lostSteve the role of a mechanic. From then on it is fireworks with Arthurand Steve fulfilling jobs assigned to them by the smarmy Dean (TonyGoldman), with Steve finally taking on a job by himself - killing thebulky 6'7" Burke (Jeff Chase) during an assignation attempt. But thingschange when Steve realizes the relationship between his father's deathand his new 'partner' and this leads to a finely choreographed surpriseending. Simon West knows how to stage action scenes and how tomanipulate CGI realistically, and he allows his characters to besidetracked by worthy wenches just to keep it real. Mark Isham delivershis usual powerpunch musical score (with frequent help from Schubert'sPiano Trio No. 2 in E flat major - Arthur's tranquilizer. For those wholike action films with strong lead characters this is a movie that willentertain well. Grady Harp