Director: Simon West
Enough of that art-house bullshit! 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg was a lovely insight into...' - time for a real movie.
The Mechanic starts with a rather awesome sequence and goes downhill from there. It's unfortunate that action films so often put the coolest thing first. Still, if you want to see some shit blowing up, people hiding in heating ducts, one of the recurring musical themes from Barry Lyndon (Barry Lyndon? What's that, a gay porn?), and assault-rifle armed men crawling over rooftops, this is the movie for you.
One thing I love about a well-constructed action film is how everything in the world is repurposed as a weapon. In this film, a refrigerator door, a garbage disposal, a seat back, and a fire extinguisher pin are all used to harm other people. Furthermore, action films traffic in the unseen - we get to see elevator shafts, skyscraper rooftops, heating vents, and the like. The world is full of hiding places that we rarely think about.
One thing I don't like about modern action films is the ridiculous filters they put on the movie. Why is this movie so unbelievably yellow? Is it to make sure everyone knows they're watching an action movie? Is it to heighten the sense of unreality? Whatever the case, half of this film appears like it's been pickled.
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