Wild Card Reviews

By now, somehow, I have seen almost all the movies starring Jason Statham and, to be honest, most of them are just terribly generic and rather boring and this movie could have been a perfect example of this. However, it actually had some potential as it had a nice darker and edgier edge than your usual Statham vehicle. Indeed, even though he was playing his typical tough guy, his character was actually complexer than usual. Indeed, he was also a massive loser, literally and figuratively speaking, which was just so much more interesting than the usual boring one-dimensional characters played by the action star and it is a proof that he could have had such an interesting career if he had chosen some more challenging roles. The rest of cast was also surprisingly interesting (Michael Angarano, Hope Davis, Milo Ventimiglia, Stanley Tucci, Sofía Vergara, Jason Alexander, Anne Heche) but most of them were terribly underused and showed up only for a couple of scenes. Anyway, coming back to the movie itself, unfortunately, it still turned out to be disappointing though. Basically, the plot was just a huge mess. In fact, there were about 2 different plots (Nick Wild helping his (girl)friend to avenge herself, Nick Wild playing bodyguard for a rich nerd) but none of them really worked at all and, above all, their combination was just terribly awkward. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was probably the most interesting film starring Jason Statham I have seen in years, it was still rather weak after all and I don't think it is really worth a look. 

I really enjoy me some Jason Statham movies so I decided to check this one out. I also somewhat enjoy Simon West films. It seems like a blend of John Wick meets The Gambler which lets face it isn't very original. Upon further looking it seems this is a remake of a Burt Reynolds movie called Heat so yeah this isn't at all original. Oh well. The acting was alright. There are only three fight scenes two of which I thought were pretty crazy and fun. It's not that great, but it's a pretty good time killer. I think it's worth checking out if you are looking for something new to watch and are a Jason Statham fan.