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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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Video Feature: January 2011 Releases
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The Mechanic Trailer
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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| review | Forgettable (2 out of 5) | MonkeysDad |
| review | An entertaining action thriller (3 out of 5) | MrWright |
| review | Jason Statham, with a twist. (3 out of 5) | limasol |
| review | Needs Fixing (3 out of 5) | freeteafilm |
| review | Well oiled, but poorly tuned. ( out of 5) | TravisCowan |
| blog | UK Box Office Report: 11/2/11 - 13/2/11 | jackanderson |
| news | Brooklyn's Boobs Barely Beat Bieber, Audiences Flip Chatum and The Eagle the Bird, and Other Box Office News | Alex |
| Domestic | $29,121,498 |
| Foreign | +$21,949,309 |
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| Domestic | $29,121,498 |
| Foreign | +21,949,309 |