The Mechanic (2011)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2011
	Director: Simon West (Con Air, Tomb Raider, The Expendables 2)
	Actors: Jason Statham (The Transporter 1-3), Ben Foster (Hostage, X-men 3), Donald Sutherland (JFK, Virus)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 12.01.2014, SD VOD, Home cinema
Synopsis: Arthur Bishop (Statham) is a gifted contract killer. His latest job will make him question his job and take an apprentice (Foster)
Review: Remake of a 1972 movie with Charles Bronson (that I have never seen), The Mechanic is different from the usual Jason Statham movie. He does inflict a good deal of ass kicking and lead indigestion, but we also see him troubled by his assignment, trying to pass on his knowledge and skills to someone else, and struggling against forces much bigger than him. There is a bit of "spy-movie" in this one, but nothing compared to any Bourne movie. The action and stakes get a bit confused towards the middle of the movie, but then manage to converge to the satisfying but half-expected ending. It should be interesting to see Charles Bronson in such a role and I may then try to purchase the original movie.
Rating: 5 /10