Jason Statham's very good at the roles he picks. It's unfortunate that they're all pretty much the same. Another action film, another 'assassin betrayed by his employer' scenario and more guns, bullets, bombs and explosions. The likable dry-witted working-man's (and woman's) James Bond character surfaces for another smack-fest.If you're in the mood to be transported to the land of the single dimension hop aboard. Otherwise save your cash and an hour and a half of your life. Better yet watch the original with Charles Bronson the hard-faced epitome of cool. Yes, The Mechanic is a remake of sorts, although myself and many other Bronson fans would have preferred it to have started and ended in 1972. In the original also known as Killer of Killers, Bronson's character was just that; not just a double-crossed hired gun out for revenge.
Best Line - The wharfie trying to sell his boat:
You know you want it. Ain't no other lifetime but this. Want some advice? Follow what this tells you. It's trying' to tell you something. It's telling' you...you're homesick for a place you never been.
