To Statham or not to Statham?
My posts often deal with the reviewers more than the movie. To be honest I haven't seen this one yet, just had a really interesting time reading opinions here.
When you think about a Statham movie, what do you expect? A script honed and delivered like no other? The plot fascinating, building straight to the end with absolutely no holes? Totally believable characters who are fleshed out and vetted? A hero who stands above the rest? Naaaahhhhh........ You expect a moody, quiet, flawed man who has a snarky attitude and somehow gets pushed into letting out his impossibly well-trained side. You want to see a "whoopin'." Guns firing, bones breaking, justice measured out way over the "full" mark. All done by one of the guys at work, or who lives down the street.
Are you hoping to find classic literature, multiple Oscar categories, an ending which ties everything up neatly with a bow and sends you home in bunny slippers and a case of the warm fuzzies? Jason is a smart man. He knows what his fans want and always delivers. Most of us have inner demons hiding. It can be refreshing to see someone else let theirs loose for a good cause. That's a Statham movie.
When you think about a Statham movie, what do you expect? A script honed and delivered like no other? The plot fascinating, building straight to the end with absolutely no holes? Totally believable characters who are fleshed out and vetted? A hero who stands above the rest? Naaaahhhhh........ You expect a moody, quiet, flawed man who has a snarky attitude and somehow gets pushed into letting out his impossibly well-trained side. You want to see a "whoopin'." Guns firing, bones breaking, justice measured out way over the "full" mark. All done by one of the guys at work, or who lives down the street.
Are you hoping to find classic literature, multiple Oscar categories, an ending which ties everything up neatly with a bow and sends you home in bunny slippers and a case of the warm fuzzies? Jason is a smart man. He knows what his fans want and always delivers. Most of us have inner demons hiding. It can be refreshing to see someone else let theirs loose for a good cause. That's a Statham movie.
- larryallred
- Jun 5, 2021