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