Jason Statham: Burt Reynolds for the 20teens (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Jason Statham
critic’s minifesto #1: it’s not personal
When I review a movie, it’s never personal. It’s always about what we are presented with as an entertainment artifact.
Killer Elite (review)
grunt grunt grunt *glower* [insert mockney swearing] bash crash punch kick [insert closeup of unshaven stubble]
Killer Elite (trailer)
I can’t tell who is supposed to be the good guy here, and who is supposed to be the bad guy.
trailer break: ‘Blitz’
Ooo, great cast! Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen, David Morrissey… Apparently Jason Statham is in this, too. Oh well.
The Mechanic (review)
The auteur who gave us Con Air, The General’s Daughter, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is back, extending his cinema terrible of violent, unthinking nihilism and brutal, pointless action. Oh, and misogyny for fun. Hoorah!
trailer break: ‘The Mechanic’
Oo oo oo, Tony Goldwyn is in this. That will make enduring the thuggishness that is Jason Statham slightly more tolerable.
cinematic roots of: ‘Takers’
In *Takers,* a gang of elegant and mostly nonviolent bank robbers, led by stylin’ Brit Idris Elba, break one of the rules that has made them successful, and so risk getting caught by diligent cop Matt Dillon. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
on my radar: opening 08.18-20.10 in U.K. theaters
Anything it takes Stallone *and* a gang of badasses to do in *The Expendables,* Angelina Jolie can do all on her own in *Salt*…
cinematic roots of: ‘The Expendables’
In *The Expendables,* writer-director-star Sylvester Stallone gathers together a small mercenary army of leftover 80s action stars and a few wannabe youngsters to kick some ass and take some names. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
