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The Mechanic 2011 Jason Stathem On-Line Review: Jason Statham Is Back In His Original Role With This Movie
Remakes seem pretty popular these days, and "The Mechanic" is now on the list. This 2011 movie is a remake of the 1972 version, which starred Charles Bronson. It's a movie about a contract killer, so the question is: is this movie a go-see or does it need fixing? Let's uncover!
Main Characters
The celebrity of this movie is Arthur Bishop, that is played by actor Jason Statham. Bishop is a killer-for-hire, and also he is very, very good. His specialty is making his hits look like everyday incidents - accidents or natural causes is top of the list. And as the movie opens, we see his first contract killing - a rich man playing in his private pool, with armed guards present. Yes, Bishop pulls it off, and escapes to safety.
One of Bishop's closest friends is Harry McKenna, played by Donald Sutherland. So by nature Bishop is aghast when he finds his next contract is Harry! It appears that there was a mission in South Africa that went bad but only 2 people knew about it (Harry being one, and Bishop's boss being the other). Harry got money as a trade for the contract details, so it's his turn to die.
Bishop isn't pleased about it, but he does the deal and kills Harry, that makes it look like a carjacking gone bad. In the meantime, Harry's son, Steve McKenna (played by Ben Foster) is enraged over his father's murder and wants to find and kill a carjacker as revenge.
And the Plot of The Mechanic Thickens...
Steve does go in search of a carjacker and finds out one, but before Steve can kill him, Bishop intervenes. However, Bishop is intrigued by exactly what Steve has done and takes him as a protegee of sorts, to explain him what a "mechanic" (assassin) can do.
So, Bishop takes Steve out on a contract, so he can see for himself what it's like. Bishop strangles his hit, then stages it to seem like an accidental asphyxiation. Then to train Steve further, Bishop clarifies the planning to takes to pull a hit off and make it appear to be an accident.
As you are imagine, there are yet more contracts for Bishop, and Steve gets much more training along the way (in addition to being close to getting killed himself during a contract). And what happens in the end is likely to surprise you!
Should You See The Mechanic?
Critics as well as audiences are about on the same wavelength for this movie; decent enough, but absolutely nothing to write home about. Or to put it one other way, it is definitely worth a matinee price ticket for almost anyone, but worth full price for just those who are into mayhem, or if you liked the original (because you will probably like this remake, too).
By all accounts, though, Jason Statham performs a creditable job as a "mechanic", the role that Charles Bronson had performed in the 1972 version. Great work, Jason! If you want to watch the machanic 2011 online then there are lots of places where you can get free online movie streaming otherwise wait for it to come out and add it to your collection of cool movies to watch.
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