Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Wrath of Man

Official Australian release date: 29/4/21. Viewed: 19/5/21.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Scott Eastwood, Josh Hartnett
Genre: Action
Rating: MA
 

‘Wrath of Man’ is the first Guy Ritchie/Jason Statham film in a few years and it’s good to see them both back doing what they do best! This time, the location is Los Angeles, but still the gritty wrong-side-of-the-tracks, as we follow Hill (Statham) as he joins a security firm for a cash transport company, where he’s shown the ropes by Bullet (McCallany) and Dave (Hartnett). The first act plays like a straightforward heist film.

 
But then we have a flashback for the 2nd act (I like the title cards between them) to give us more backstory and then the 3rd act flips everything into a revenge film as we find out what’s motivating Hill and how Jackson (Donovan), Tom (Reilly) and Jan (Eastwood) fit in. The pieces all fit together quite well, but still leave one big question heading into the 4th & final act.
 
Needless to say, the body count is quite high (30+), Statham does his strong/silent type well, with a few well-placed quips, there’s enough insight into the supporting cast and a crazy shoot-out finale. The score was sometimes overbearing, but the pacing was good. Probably better than ‘The Gentlemen’ in my book.
 
Overall: Assured revenge fun in classic Statham style.
 
Gav's Rating: 4 stars.
 

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