A man who starts working for a cash moving truck company becomes known for his amazing dexterity to stop robbers. However, he is actually there for a whole other reason.
It must be said I thought Revolver was underrated, a thought provoking arthouse-like gem and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels outstanding. Here Guy Ritchie is on directing fine form, but writers Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies offer more of a conventional styled film, less style, snappy dialogue and story telling. It's pretty straightforward aside from flashbacks. At one point it almost sways you to feel for the criminals warped motivation, akin to The Rock.
The cast are fantastic, notable are Holt McCallany as Bullet and Josh Hartnett. There's alsofitting cameo by Post Malone. Scott Eastwood and Andy Garcia deserve a mention but are sorely underused. Darrell D'Silva and Babs Olusanmokun steal every scene as Hargreaves' henchmen. But of course Jason Statham shines as the perfect antihero. He's at the top of his game here especially in the acting department, oozing on screen presence.
It loses momentum in the closing and slightly falters with a somewhat anticlimactic ending especially when compared to the fantastic first two acts. It never reaches the heights of The Gentleman or some of his earlier work. That said, Wrath of Man compared to other films in the revenge sub-genre - it ranks highly. Although it seems to recycle Die Hard with a Vengeance original low key ending.
Overall, a slick revenge heist thriller, just don't go expecting the twists and style synonyms with Ritchie.
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