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Name: The Mechanic (2011)
Released: 2011-1-28
Cast: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, James Logan

The Mechanic (2011)

R
1h 33m
2011

53%

age 18+

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A methodical hit man [Jason Statham] takes an impulsive student [Ben Foster] 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.

Director:

Simon West

Producer:

David Winkler, Bill Chartoff, Rene Besson

Writer:

Lewis John Carlino, Richard Wenk

Cast:

Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, James Logan, Mini Anden, Jeff Chase, Christa Campbell

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

53%

Critics Consensus: Jason Statham and Ben Foster turn in enjoyable performances, but this superficial remake betrays them with mind-numbing violence and action thriller cliches.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

Underneath its grittier, hyper-violent, modernistic shaky-cam exterior, it's still a Jason Statham movie - for better or for worse.

November 30, 2020

FULL REVIEW

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

It's not so much the body count as the ways in which the bodies add up that you will remember the most.

September 16, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Herald Sun (Australia)

Leigh Paatsch

There is a bit of fizz between Statham and Foster that saves the copious weapon-and-whuppin' stuff from getting too generic.

A run-of-the-mill Jason Statham action vehicle, in the best and worst ways.

Capping the entire film is a pulsating, propelling, heart pounding score by Mark Isham. It just accelerated the excitement and energy of the already powerful storyline and action.

November 16, 2019

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 18+

Common Sense Says

Exceedingly violent action remake also has sex, drinking.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this remake of a 1972 hit man action-drama is extraordinarily violent, with dozens of shootings, beatings, stabbings, stranglings, and killings, with lots of blood. Language is strong (including many uses of "f--k" and "s--t"), and there are some pretty graphic sexual situations (with breast/buttock nudity). One character drinks hard liquor and smokes incessantly (other, minor characters are drug dealers and junkies). The characters have few redeeming or admirable qualities, and there are few consequences for their destructive actions.