May 10, 2021
MGM
Frankly, if you want me to watch a film, there s no need to bundle me up into the back of a van and threaten me at gunpoint. All you actually have to do is show me that Jason Statham is on the movie poster.
Yup. Ever since my dad brought me out to watch F. Gary Grey s The Italian Job way back in 2003, the famously bald actor has been one of, if not my favourite Hollywood action star.
After all, his penchant for playing the grizzled, highly-trained operative -type of character, such as Frank Martin in The Transporter and more recently Deckard Shaw in the Fast franchise cannot be understated.
People s Critic: Film Reviews
Review: Wrath of Man
The Gentlemen have elements of crime that feel lighter due to humor and hilarious hijinks.
Wrath of Man has no time for jokes. The tone of the film is driven by the main character, H (Jason Statham), whose calm attitude is almost as frightening as his deadly skills.
After H’s son is killed during an armored truck heist, he goes on a warpath to find the man who pulled the trigger. When we’re introduced to H, he’s applying to work for an armored car company that was recently robbed. After getting the job, H is partnered with Bullet (Holt McCallany) and meets the rest of a crew.
Wrath of Man Overreaches But Lands Some Jabs Along the Way
The action and cast are good enough even if it s surprisingly flat for a Guy Ritchie/Jason Statham collaboration.
Miramax
The term auteur doesn’t get tossed around much in relation to
Guy Ritchie, but it’s hard to argue that the bulk of his filmography feels, well, Ritchie-esque. Think eccentric characters, quippy dialogue, sharp action, and an inconsistently successful sense of humor. When it all comes together we get films like
Snatch (2000) and
Revolver (2005) was aiming for. All of this is to say that his latest,
Wrath of Man, is an action thriller that, if you didn’t already know it was directed by Ritchie you wouldn’t know it was directed by Ritchie.
CinemaBlend
Wrath of Man
is spoiled in detail in the following rundown. If you havenât seen the film yet, turn around and rob another story for loot. Weâll be here when youâre caught up.
Jason Statham isnât someone you want to cross in the world of the movies, especially if that movie happens to be a Guy Ritchie creation.
Wrath of Manâs ending, and why is Stathamâs character, simply known as H, so destructive?
Well, to discuss these factors, we need to dive deep into the intricacies of Jason Stathamâs revenge plot in
WHAT IT S ABOUT:
A stoic, tough-as-nails security guard, known simply as H (Jason Statham), joins the security team at a cash-truck company after one of its trucks are hijacked, leaving millions of dollars missing, two guards dead, and one civilian caught in the crossfire. But what is the mysterious H really up to and why did he choose to work at this particular cash-truck company?
WHAT WE THOUGHT:
Mere months after
The Gentlemen returned writer/ director, Guy Ritchie, to his trademark funny geezers and gangsters roots – a messy, convoluted but entertaining return-to-form after the disastrous results of his past couple of entries into the genre,