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Created Feb 04, 2012 07:12PM PST • Edited Feb 04, 2012 07:12PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   Ultra Cool Jason Statham in an ultra cool role as the mechanic. An elite and strictly professional assassin. His tag line? “Services rendered. No strings attached.” To survive this life, he is a loner, with no strings in his personal life either. Except suddenly he gets lots of strings when he’s guilted in to mentoring his own departed mentor Harry’s (Donald Sutherland) son Steve (Ben Foster). Suddenly, his ultra clean murder business gets messy. This is a well done thriller where cool brutality abounds, loyalty is always questioned, and the business of killing is cold and calculated. Lots of action, well executed brutality, great twists and complications in the story, and top notch acting.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   Jason Statham is so cool, he could have been cast for Bond. In fact, he’s darn near interchangeable wtih Daniel Craig. Ben Foster is also great as the rough-edged, emotional, and rawly brutal Steve. Donald Sutherland doesn’t have a large role – but he’s smooth and versatile – clearly still at the top of his game. Tony Goldwin is also good as the guy you love to hate. The bad guy to the bad guys.

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Great 4.0

    The movie was well filmed and produced. With some really inventive forms of murder and feigned torture. Steak in a garbage disposal anyone? Nice.

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 2.6

17. Sex Erotic 2.6

18. Violence Brutal 2.6

19. Rudeness Profane 2.6

21. Reality

    Glib 1.5

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.5

23. Biological Glib 1.5

24. Physical Glib 1.5