The Mechanic, 2011

THE MECHANIC
Jason Statham, Ben Foster

ACTION

The world has its ups and downs and business is good for those ready and able to deal with the problems. Arthur Bishop is one of those men. Employed by a secretive organization, Bishop gets handed assignments few men dare to even suggest. He is the best at what he does, that is until he's forced to take out one of his own and finds himself dealing with the aftermath, the troubled son.

Taking him under his wing, Bishop trains the youngster in the business of killing knowing full well he is on a collision course with his past.


THE GOOD : Some intense action sequences, the two man hit team is a treat to watch in action.
THE BAD : The film loses steam and the plot fizzles as things are just starting to heat up.

-4/10

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THOUGHTS/SPOILERS :

The movie starts off on key but sooner or later the notes become stuttered and short and the piece starts to fragment just as the action kicks off which is rather unfortunate. Situations become a bit far fetched and the rest of the movie becomes a predictable drag you can't wait to see finish.

This movie finds the same tragic flaws as did other similar assassin genre pieces like Wanted where the premise of the film starts off well but fails to hold up. Some of Statham's other generic action movies actually play through in a more coherent manner despite a more fantasized story like the movie Death Race. (I haven't seen Transporter 2/3 at this time so will not comment. Not in a rush to either.)