The Mechanic

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 friends son under his wings. Of course he wants to walk in his fathers footsteps. He is inexperienced but also undisciplined. Something that, n...

The Mechanic is unable to fix its mechanically mundane plot. Amat Victoria Curran - Victory Loves Preparation. Foreshadowing words engraved on the glossy barrel of Sutherlands powerful pistol. Euphemism aside, West presents a remake of the Bronson-led action thriller that coincidentally features no vehicle mendings. Thats because, for those of you who arent subjugated to criminal organisations (hopefully all of you...), mechanic is slang for hitman. Despite Statham being bald and able to glue a fake tattoo of a barcode on that shiny cranium for a propa laugh!, unfortunately West was unable to title the feature Hitman. And so, he grabbed a wrench and proceeded into remake territory.

For what its worth, this is one of his more moderately t...