Action Hero MoviesThis movie gets off to a weak start, with B movie style sound ringing in our ears and sharp sunlight shining in our eyes from the outset, as Jason Statham shows his slightly bearded, slightly wrinkled old face — he’s no longer The Transporter of 20 years ago.
That being said, it gets very interesting around 10 minutes in, as the neighbours get in trouble and Statham’s character tries to ignore it.
It gets a lot more interesting shortly after galf an hour in, as a swat team pulls up on Statham’s remote island hideout, looking for him, and he’s semi-ready for them too.
By the one hour mark this movie looks set for a Below Average rating, which is quite respectable considering its slow pace, its seeming low budget, its weak cinematography and its mostly soulless supporting cast. Like many of Statham’s movies, he singlehandedly makes this movie what it is, and without him, it would probably be Unwatchable. Having said that, the basic concept and genre is strong — with a much better budget it could have been a really good movie.
The ending was better than expected — usually movies like this dip terribly in the last half hour, but this stayed strong. So in the end, we can settle on the rating of just Below Average.