An average movie

One thing I really appreciate about Jason Statham is that he doesn’t wander around in other genres like romantic-comedies (like Gerard Butler) or just some really lame comedies (like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, hell literally all the other major action stars). The downside is that all his action movies start to look all alike and the fact that he plays each time the same character doesn’t help much. Basically, this movie is a typical example and I was bored during most of the duration. At some point, it finally seemed to take off a little bit with some solid action scenes but with such an overly convoluted plot, I really had a hard time to care about the whole thing. I mean, how many bad guys were there (the Russians, the Chinese maffia, the corrupted cops, even the mayor)? And how many Macguffins? Again, with the genius kids and the safe(s), it was a little too much. Honestly, I don’t think Statham should make a period drama but it wouldn’t hurt to diversify a little bit in my opinion. To conclude, it is a rather forgettable Statham vehicle and I don’t think it is really worth a look, expect maybe if you are a die hard fan of this action star.

5/10