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The Mechanic 2011 Jason Stathem On-Line Review: Jason Statham Is Returned In His Original Role At This Movie
Remakes seem pretty 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 movie about a contract killer, and the question is: is this movie a go-see or will it need fixing? Let's figure out!
Main Characters
The star of this movie is Arthur Bishop, that is played by actor Jason Statham. Bishop is actually a killer-for-hire, and he is very, very good. His specialty is making his hits look like everyday incidents - accidents or natural causes being top of the list. And when the movie opens, we see his first contract killing - a millionaire man swimming in his private pool, with armed guards present. Yes, Bishop pulls it off, and also escapes to safety.
One of Bishop's closest friends is Harry McKenna, played by Donald Sutherland. So naturally Bishop is aghast when he discovers his next contract is Harry! It seems like there was a mission in South Africa that went bad and only 2 people knew about it (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 isn't happy over it, but he does the agreement and kills Harry, making it look like a carjacking gone bad. In the mean time, Harry's son, Steve McKenna (played 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 in search of a carjacker and finds one, but before Steve can kill this man, Bishop intervenes. However, Bishop is intrigued by what exactly Steve has done and takes him as a protegee of sorts, to show him what a "mechanic" (assassin) really does.
So, Bishop takes Steve out on a contract, so he can see for himself what it is like. Bishop strangles his hit, then stages it to look like an accidental asphyxiation. Then to train Steve further, Bishop explains the planning to takes to pull a hit off which make it appear to be any sort of accident.
As you can imagine, there are yet more contracts for Bishop, and Steve gets far more training along the way (in addition to being close to getting killed him self during the course of a contract). And what happens in the end is likely to surprise you!
Should You See The Mechanic?
Critics and audiences are about on the same wavelength on this movie; decent enough, but almost nothing to write home about. Or to put it another way, it is definitely worth a matinee price ticket for just about anyone, but worth full price for only those who are into mayhem, or if you liked the original (because you'll probably like this remake, as well).
By all accounts, though, Jason Statham really does a creditable job as a "mechanic", the role that Charles Bronson had played in the 1972 version. Good job, 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 for it to come out and add it to your collection of cool movies to watch.
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