And the local deputy is corrupt and related to the judge. I mean, if you have ever watched Justfied, you already know that the friendly overweight woman who runs the General Store in back mountain country is probably a serial killer. And the heavies were to be fair just a tad over-written. Could have been great, but it did OK, considering the part was not originally written for the actor who played the main role. Once again, before anyone takes exception, I will note that my review of Hummingbird - the first major film where Statham showed his acting "chops" - was very popular in this database, so I feel entitled to make a final call. Sly is too slick and too smart to let any property sit idle, so he "slyly" sorry picked Statham to play the lead. The backstory - the reason this specific formula was resurrected from the Script Graveyard and given the A-List treatment - it was written/developed by Sly Stallone. While it's not going to win any major awards, this movie is sure to please action fans and others looking for a decent night out at the movies. Surprisingly, Statham's last few films have contained some human elements to their stories. At 100 minutes, its just long enough to hold your interest. Action fans will enjoy this latest blend of action and drama from the last true action star of this genre. This is a Jason Statham movie but a strong supporting cast of Franco and Zito steal the show as both small time and big time antagonists. This movie has some exceptional fight scenes, explosions, and very intense show down between Franco and Statham that was actually pretty surprising and satisfying. Frank Zito, who in my opinion is very under rated both as a character actor and villain in this case, steals the opening sequence as motorcycle gang leader bent on revenge. There is a back story in the beginning and some actual character development dealing with Statham's former life and an undercover cop. When she fails at intimidating him by having her husband try to assault him in the school parking lot-a one-two takedown by Statham, she enlists the help of local meth kingpin brother, James Franco. Next we meet his mother, a very loud, unrecognizable Kate Bosworth who disrespects both daughter and Statham.
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