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Mechanic: Resurrection

26 August 2016English1h 39m

What critics are saying

Critical reception for Mechanic: Resurrection leans largely negative, with most reviewers finding the film weighed down by a simplistic, clichéd plot and routine action sequences.

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Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.

Critic Consensus

Critical reception for Mechanic: Resurrection leans largely negative, with most reviewers finding the film weighed down by a simplistic, clichéd plot and routine action sequences. A handful of critics acknowledged that the film delivers enough intense stunt work to satisfy dedicated action fans and Jason Statham followers. Common criticisms include generic plotting, jaded stunt choreography, and a weak script that hampers even Statham's efforts. Exotic locations and Alba's presence were noted as minor positives, but these were not enough to offset the film's perceived formulaic shortcomings.

5 rated reviews · 2 positive · 3 negative

Praised: Statham-driven action sequencesCriticised: Generic plot and routine stunts

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Critic Reviews (8)

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Shalini LangerTop Critic· Indian Express
1.0
Jason Statham tries hard to stay upbeat with his adrenaline rushing avatar. But somewhere in the middle he gets trapped in bad script and forced action.
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Reagan Gavin Rasquinha· Times Of India
7.0
The plot of this film, as mentioned earlier, is simple enough for a toddler to fathom. But action junkies will get their mainline fix with this one.
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Suraj Prasad· Deccan Chronicle
6.0
If you are interested in drama, this is a little bit of it, but it might not be very interesting.
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Johnson Thomas· Mid-Day
4.0
The onus is on the stunts (the seen before variety) rather than smarts. Exotic locales and Jessica Alba prettify the experience but routine action, jaded stunt choreography, an irritating background score and typically generic plotting weigh it down woefully!
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Aleesha Matharu· CatchNews
4.0
At the end of the day is this a bad film? Yes. I'll be fair and give credit where credit is due though. But if you love the brand that is Jason Statham, I doubt you're going to pass up the opportunity. Nor should you.
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Sudhir Srinivasan· The Hindu
Not rated
You can survive it for a while, but you'll never outlive it. Towards the end, the villain finally wakes up to the folly of picking The Mechanic as his adversary (remember The Dark Knight line?), but I wasn't at all sure why Arthur needed to wait so long to rescue Gina. Then, I looked down and understood. The omniscient Arthur was just giving us time to finish the popcorn.
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Bollywood Life· Bollywood Life
Not rated
Resurrection is a super-charged, stylishly packed action thriller that is mechanical and exhaustively perfunctory with a cliched "assassin" tale.
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BookMyShow Team· BookMyShow
Not rated
Packed with intense levels of action and extreme stunts, Statham fans are bound to go crazy over this one. The actor is mysterious, smart and fast with his movements.
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Release Date
26 August 2016
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
English

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