The Mechanic Reviews

Somewhat faithful to the original, but a stupendously violent fiasco that weasels its way into being unlikable.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

[Simon West] goes for headshots, stabbings and other dispatches that are the antithesis of modern PG-13 action filmmaking.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

If you're looking for substance, character development, and an engaging storyline, you'll sadly be disappointed as this film is seriously lacking in all three of those areas.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Statham, he of the chiseled physique and sexily receding hairline, holds his own here, doing what he has to in scenes and no more -- which is perfect for a movie like this.

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Statham has slowly become this generations' Bruce Willis, combining a quiet and sly screen persona with the ability to kick major ass when called upon

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The Mechanic will be a decent time-killer for Statham fans, but it's another black mark against the name of director Simon West.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

... a minor pleasure to see an action film that makes a virtue of lean, mean action stripped to the essence.

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A passable, but emotionally empty, action film that fails to capitalize on its interesting characters.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10

Jason Statham is quickly becoming the 21st century's Bruce Willis -- I am convinced that when the apocalypse comes, the only things left surviving on the planet will be cockroaches and this Derbyshire-born bloke.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The Mechanic is like a Beretta loaded with blanks -- quick and brutal but ultimately empty.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

It never pretends like it's going to be anything more or better than what you expect, and it never gives you anything less than totally entertaining gun blasting, car crashing and face smashing. Lots of it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

In the end, The Mechanic proves that while revenge is a dish best served cold, revenge movies are best served with fire in the belly.

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If you enjoy senseless and creative slaughter, the sound of gunfire, the sweet embrace of explosions and the well-muscled-testicle-like visage of Jason Statham, then this movie may well be for you.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Statham has my respect for two reasons: 1) he's one of the few remaining action stars who isn't claiming his pension, and 2) he has yet to star in a Disney movie in which he must babysit projectile-vomiting children.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

Statham convincingly breaks faces with effortless ease. It's as if he studied at The Lee Strasberg Institute of Badassery. He is the Stanislavski of neck-stomping.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Some slack was needed for hard edged thriller The Mechanic to truly blossom into a thing of brutal beauty, rather than the cold action film presented before us.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

It's a boys' movie with a big bang finish

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The assassin gets a conscience in this fast-paced action thriller that offers a few interesting twists between its huge stunts,"

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Am I the only one who wouldn't mind seeing Jason Statham play something besides a coolly efficient butt kicking machine?

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

A serviceable, if brutal assassin action pic whose formula flaws are easy to overlook with Jason Statham and Ben Foster involved.

Full Review | Original Score: B