The Mechanic

Okay this ended up being a half way decent action movie.   Of course I have come to expect it from Jason Statham... who I feel is the only credible action movie star of this generation.   "The Mechanic is a remake that starred Charles Bronson.   Never having seen the original I can't comment about whether it was better or worse but from hearing comments of others..  The original was better...  not surprising really....  the original's are ALWAYS better.  That being said... I found "The Mechanic entertaining at the very least.  If there is one thing I found where the movie suffered was in a lack of empathy for Statham's character.   They tried to portray the man as an assassin with a heart.   One who ONLY took jobs where the target was deserving of the deed.   I just found it hard to feel that about the character for whatever reason.   Statham played the part very well... and you could feel that the character was great at his job... but I think it's hard to make an assassin all warm and fuzzy..  (3.5/6.0)