The Mechanic

 

           The Mechanic was a remake of the 70's Charles Bronson, staring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, and Donald Sutherland. It  follows the life of Arthur Bishop played by Jason Statham, who normally kick ass in action movies like Crank,  The Transporter franchise, In the Name of The King. The film became more interesting when Arthur realize that his next hit was his friend Harry McKenna,  which was play by Donald Sutherland.  During the scene between Arthur and Harry you would have believed two smart men and as elite as they were, would come up with a plan.  No, he killed him.  Then Mr. Bishop had the nerve to be a mentor to his friend's son Steve McKenna played by Ben Foster who also bring the story to life with his child- like tantrums.  Lets just say he wasn't very professional with his first hit, which I believe you would agree with me if or when you see the movie.

         Steve McKenna became better due to his persistence and Arthur's training, which for some reason had a lot of reading and studying.  This gave the characters more substance then just a bunch of Gun Ho, weapon swinging pair.  

        I must give two thumbs up to the writers and the director  Simon West. It have "Out Won" it predecessors in every category.  In the end, they got their revenge on the guy who set the hit on his friend and left poor Steve fatherless.  I save the end for those who haven't seen the movie already.  The movies wasn't all action packed it also had moments with suspense, and comedy relief.  The writer also left it open with the option that they can continue the franchise.

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