Jason Statham is a hard-working actor, he has acting skills, but there is no difference in essence. In such an era when it is impossible to sell buttocks simply by the appearance of a tough guy, there are no lucky ones. As a result, this unlucky bastard played one character after another with the same character and even appearance. The adaptation of The Mechanic is no exception, with Statham playing Statham again and successfully fooling the audience.
Ben Foster's performance made the film performatively watchable, but he couldn't save Jason Statham and the Jason Statham he played. The same goes for Donald Sutherland, who had a few minutes of soy sauce.
The story of "The Mechanic" has elements such as father-son love and brotherhood, cooperation and betrayal. It is said that it can be touching if it is not domineering enough, and it can be lively if it is not touching. However, the director of this film is Simon West. West's films have always been sleepy bland, and "The Mechanic" has some action scenes, but they're outrageously vulgar. Where the film needs to pave the way, West does not do enough, and the action scenes are also derailed from the mainstream.
The popularity of "The Mechanic" at the Chinese box office is really the result of China's administrative protection of domestic films. In the long summer without imported blockbusters, such a bad film from two years ago is really bad luck.
Opportunities are always given to those who are prepared, and occasionally to opportunists. (The movie is crazy/irritating, please indicate the source for reprinting)
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