Comments on: New to Theatres This Weekend: The Mechanic, The Rite, Ip Man 2

By: clambake

clambake — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:26:18 +0000

This weekend The Mechanic came in third at the box office. The estimated take was $11.5 million. This film, starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster, is a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film. The movie is not too bad but it couldn’t beat The Rite starring Anthony Hopkins or No Strings Attached with Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. Portman’s career is soaring right now with her recent wins on the award shows circuit. She just won a SAG award for best actress in The Black Swan. But, the competition was not the only problem with this film. There was no real screen chemistry with Statham and Foster. It almost seemed that they were performing in different films and when they were together onscreen it just seemed awkward. If you like bang ‘em ups and shoot em’ ups you’re sure to love this gore fest.

By: projectgenesis

projectgenesis — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:51:12 +0000

Mechanic was fun. mindless action. Tony Goldwyn is in full “Ghost” mode as the bad guy.

By: Kasper

Kasper — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:53:53 +0000

Looking forward to watching The Mechanic, it’s going to be awesome. Most of Stathams movies are usually very entertaining turn-your-brain-off actionflicks

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:43:14 +0000

Probably Enter the Void.

By: rjdelight

rjdelight — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:40:29 +0000

What are you guys planning on reviewing on the next podcast?