Director: Paul W.S Anderson
Writer(s): Paul W.S Anderson
Producer(s): Paul W.S Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Roger Corman, Tom Criuse, and Paula Wagner.
Starring: Jason Statham as Jensen Ames, Joan Allen as Hennessey, Tyrese Gibson as Machine Gun Joe, Ian Mcshane as Coach, Natalie Martinez as Case, Max Ryan as Pachenko, Jacob Vargas as Gunner, Jason Clarke as Ulrich, and Robin Shou as 14k(IMDb). Rated-R, 98min.
The year is 2012 and the U.S economy has collapsed and most people are poor, and the former race car driver Jensen Ames is no exception. A factory closure has left Jensen Ames unemployed with only $300 to take home, but his beautiful wife is optimistic that they can stretch a dollar to make ends meet, but she does not stay alive long enough so her optimism can help her an her husband endure harsh economic times. Jensen is falsely convicted for his wife's murder. While serving his sentence he is recruited to compete in a race by Hennessey, who guaranteed him that after his 5th win, he would earn his freedom. During his time in prison, Jensen observed a clue that enabled him to conclude who his wife's murderer was.
This action feature did not disappoint in delivering what it advertised. I went to see an action movie, and I got an action movie. The action scenes were not that original, but they were very well crafted and entertaining. The casting was great; Statham, and Gibson were awesome in their role, and the support cast was awesome as well.
The story was good but the plot was predictable, but the predictable plot did not take away from the entertainment value of the film, very predictable, but very entertaining. The movie watchers were pleased as they cheered during certain scenes in the theater that I attended. According to Metacritic.com the film received mixed reviews, and Rottentomatoes.com granted the film 37 fresh tomatoes to 57 rotten ones. This was very entertaining; this film gets a C+. Stay tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.
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