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The Mechanic 2011 Jason Stathem Online Review: Jason Statham Seems Back To His Original Role At This Movie
Remakes seem pretty popular these days, and "The Mechanic" is right now on the list. This 2011 film 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 will 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 actually a killer-for-hire, as well as 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 rich man playing in his private pool, with armed guards present. Yes, Bishop pulls it off, as well as returns to safety.
One of Bishop's closest friends is Harry McKenna, played by Donald Sutherland. So by nature Bishop is aghast when he discovers 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 cash as a trade for the deal details, so it's his turn to die.
Bishop isn't pleased over 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 killing and hopes 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 this man, 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 really is like. Bishop strangles his hit, then stages it to seem to be an accidental asphyxiation. Then to train Steve further, Bishop clarifies the planning to takes to pull a hit off which 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 him self throughout a contract). And what happens in the end is likely to shock you!
Should You See The Mechanic?
Critics as well as audiences are about on the same wavelength on 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 nearly anyone, but worth full price for only people who are into mayhem, or if you liked the classic (because you will probably like this remake, as well).
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 or wait a little for it to come out and add it to your collection of cool movies to watch.
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