(older movie reviews with a fresh coat of paint)

Let me break down this troubling film as best as a critic with bias towards its star can. Jason Statham was born to be an action star.  Let me get that straight.    The man elicits coolness and command like few men of action in cinema today.   He isn’t a monstrous beast like The Rock or calculatingly grumpy like Jeremy Renner, but he gets the job done and is utterly convincing.

Walking out of Parker, Statham’s latest action junkie lovefest session, I was disappointed because the film he was in dragged down the usual delight of this action hero’s work.  Playing a modern Robin Hood thief who gets betrayed and left for dead only to rise and exact revenge, Statham is in his comfort zone while adding a little extra as usual, but the plot, supporting cast and length of the film do him no justice. (more…)