“It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.” – Steve Goodier I must be the only person on the planet who is getting less on board with the Fast and Furious movies as they go on. The more they steer away from their street crime roots, the…
My name is Bond. Jane Bond. Or perhaps it should be changed to Maxine Smart. Those are just two of the film franchises that many of the gags found in Spy.
There is something very familiar about the title character of Parker as portrayed by Jason Statham. That is because we’ve seen this character before. In the past however, he didn’t have the name “Parker”.
The Expendables are forced to be on the job, this time to get revenge for one of their own, and to stop the sale of five tons of plutonium on the weapons black market.
A washed-up cage fighter is at the end of the line when he sees a 12 year old girl who needs his help. She saves him so he returns the favor. Violently.
Director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out) brings the story of an actual bank robbery to the big screen, with major elements of truth involved that were covered up by British secrecy laws; and somehow it all works. Yet, the final impression of The Bank Job starring Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays…
