The Mechanic User Reviews

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MrWright An entertaining action thriller

The Mechanic is a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film of the same name. Having never seen the original this film was a real treat for me. It may have been predictable but it was fun to watch and contained some solid action, and that was all I was ...

Reviewed by MrWright on June 22, 2011
2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
Matiss The Mechanic has Jason Statham playing Jason Statham

The Mechanic is yet another Jason Statham action movie, where he plays Jason Statham. And that's fine with me, as long as he beats enough people up, stabs a few dozen in the face and is immortal. And that's exactly what Jason Statham is in The Mechanic. For a 90 ...

Reviewed by Matiss on Feb. 5, 2011
TravisCowan Well oiled, but poorly tuned.

"The Mechanic" is an enjoyably brutal action film that manages to improve upon its predecessor—the 1972 Charles Bronson film of the same name. In "The Mechanic" Jason Statham plays Arthur Bishop, a skilled hitman who is employed by an elusive corporation. Through the course of the film Bishop trains Steve McKenna—played by Ben Foster—the ...

Reviewed by TravisCowan on March 11, 2011
freeteafilm Needs Fixing

No, that's not Jason Statham pictured in the image above. Yes, I did choose to show supporting actor Ben Foster instead of poster boy Statham for the review picture. While an action film like The Mechanic seems apposite for box office-approved action hero Jason Statham, complete with vengeful, murderous, and ...

Reviewed by freeteafilm on May 31, 2011
limasol Jason Statham, with a twist.

There is intrigue in a multinational assassination corporation in Jason Statham’s latest adrenalin fuelled thriller The Mechanic. However, it attempts to go in a new direction. This film is more in a realistic vein than the silliness viewers have come to expect from more recent blockbusters like Crank or The ...

Reviewed by limasol on June 15, 2011
MonkeysDad Forgettable

“Disappointing”. If I could write that word 99 more times, I’d have summed up the breadth of my feelings about this movie. Maybe I’d throw in “lazy” once or twice with “predictable” a few times just to mix things up. But I can’t so here’s some other words…This is a ...

Reviewed by MonkeysDad on June 28, 2011
Video Feature: January 2011 Releases

January...movies are coming out.

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Jason Statham plays a hitman. No, seriously! This time he's teaming up with Ben Foster in a remake of the 1970s Charles Bronson flick of the same name.

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Name The Mechanic
US Release Jan. 28, 2011
UK Release Jan. 28, 2011
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Runtime 93
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Rating R
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $29,121,498
    Foreign +21,949,309
  • = total worldwide gross $51,070,807
  • - a reported budget of $40,000,000
  • = a 27.7% net profit of $11,070,807
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