Mechanic:Resurrection

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	Jason Statham	Arthur Bishop
	Jessica Alba	Gina
	Tommy Lee Jones	Max Adams
	Michelle Yeoh	Mei
	Sam Hazeldine	Crain
	John Cenatiempo	Jeremy
	Toby Eddington	Adrian Cook
	Femi Elufowoju Jr.	Krill
	Anteo Quintavalle	Frank
	Yayaying Rhatha Phongam	Courier
	Bonnie Zellerbach	Headmistress
	Stuart Thorp	Rio Thug #1
	Alex Kuzelicki	Rio Thug #2
	Brahim Chab	Rio Thug #3
	Thomas Kiwi	Rio Thug #4
	Andrew Stehlin	Rio Thug #5
	Francis Tonkala Tamouya	Slender Psycho (Nuujib)
	Tais Rodrigues Dias	Hang Glider
	Lynette Emond	Sexy Thai Assistant
	Allan Poppleton	Dice Prisoner
	Tayme	Young Contruction Worker
	Soji Ikai	Skinny Prisoner
	Vithaya Pansringarm	Prison Warden
	Chatchawai Kamonsakpitak	Prison Guard
	Atanas Srebrev	Trawler Captain

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Director	Dennis Gansel
Writer	Lewis John Carlino, Philip Shelby, Tony Mosher, Rachel Long, Brian Pittman
Producer	William Chartoff, Steven Chasman, Boaz Davidson, Frank DeMartini, Valentin Dimitrov, Jodi Donovan, Robert Earl, Mark Gill, David Gross, Samuel Hadida, Victor Hadida, Avi Lerner, Brian Presley, Lonnie Ramati, Trevor Short, Tom Sulkowski, John Thompson, Tom Waller, David Winkler
Musician	Mark Isham
Photography	Daniel Gottschalk

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My quick rating 5,8/10. Bishop (Jason Statham) is back, retired, but back. This film uses the fairly tired yet usually effective, "retired, but drawn back in" storyline. Being a highly sought after assassin tends to lead to some problems for Bishop. As expected, a bad guy comes calling (Sam Hazeldine) and has a job for him. The delivery of the message comes by way of Jessica Alba, which is always a treat. Of course, there is your fall in love, obligatory romance that needs to be thrown in. Well, the job is simple: Kill 3 targets that happen to be guarded in very difficult places. This leads us to insanely elaborate action sequences that tip the scale of reality plenty. But that is why we watch, not for the sensibility of it. The locations used, and film work to add to the visuals is stunning. That is for sure. I am sure you can guess this entire movie before even seeing it, so I won't bother any further explaining. Flix such as this are meant for watching in awe and disbelief. Escapism if you will of all the things you can't do, and places you will not visit (yes, I have been to Sydney, but I doubt I am going to see a pool hanging out from a skyscraper 57 stories high). It is nothing new but polished action that delivers exactly what it was supposed to. Sprinkle in a very strange looking Tommy Lee Jones with a small yet effective role as well as Michelle Yeoh (criminally underused) to wrap it up, and you have a solid action film that doesn't rewrite the genre but just gives you a good 1.5 hours of action and scenery.

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