Reviewing The Mechanic was something I didn't think I would do, as I really didn't care all that much for it the first time around, but seeing as there's a sequel soon hitting the cinemas, I thought I'd give it a shot.

The Mechanic starts rather good. Statham and Sutherland has a few rather good scenes in the opening of the film and all is well...

...then Ben Foster hits the scene, and everything goes meh.

Don't get me wrong. The action is good, the locations and the cinematography are good, and Statham does his stonefaced persona well enough...yet again. What made this go somewhat bad is the total lack of sympathy for the characters. Foster plays a whiny and impulsive brat...badly, Statham, even though he usually kills bad guys, doesn't come off as particularly sympathetic either. There's something about the story and the fact that these guys kill for money without much remorse that rubs me the wrong way. There's no noble cause or anything to make you even a tiny bit sympathetic with the protagonists.

Anyway...I'm going to see the sequel just because Statham is one of my favourite actors when I just want to spend some time relaxing, but I don't think I'll ever see this one again...