Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) - Statham does the job

Some people say that the golden age of action movies was the eighties with Schwarzenegger and Stallone, but then came the nineties with the less bodybuilders and more explosions and special effects. 'Mechanic: Resurrection' sits somewhere between them.  In fact... it sits in a lot of middle ground.

Over the years Jason Statham has proved himself quite a competent leading man when it comes to crunching bad guys' heads together in stylish action scenes.  Some of his action films have become some of my favourites, while other are - even for a fan like myself - a bit 'meh.'

This time round the Stath has to kill three hard-to-reach murderers, or the big boss will execute Stath love interest (this time Jessica Alba).  The film does the job... just.  In the scale of Jason Statham action films this one sits dead centre.  There's nothing particularly wrong with it - there are beautiful locations, nice set pieces and the fight scenes are choreographed well.  Plus there's not too much greenscreen or computer-generated special effects (but a few backgrounds in - presumably - the 'pick-up' shots do stand out.

Naturally, there are plenty of disposable baddies to shoot along the way and you'll have to suspend your disbelief when he takes out hordes of faceless goons, especially when Statham uses a rubber dingy to hide behind (and it saves him from heavy machine gun fire).

Basically, if you like Jason Statham and his slightly over-the-top modern action movies then this one should be up for a watch especially if you find it on streaming services.

6/10