The Mechanic (2011)

Release date: 2012-08-02
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Simon West
Production Co: CBS Films, Millennium Films, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Genre: Action, Thriller
Rating: 6.6/10
Length: 1h 33min

Storyline

Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.

Plot Keywords

apprentice, surprise ending, prostitute, female rear nudity, gay, woman on top, homosexual, sex scene, hitman, assassin, mentor, disobeying orders, gas station, nightclub, remake, airport, cult leader, arms dealer, fire extinguisher, stabbed to death

Short Review

Statham, he of the chiseled physique and sexily receding hairline, holds his own here, doing what he has to in scenes and no more -- which is perfect for a movie like this.