Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Safe

IMDb writes, "Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail." Statham's (who only loses his shirt once, but does all his own stunts) character is also an ex-CIA, ex-cop - they forgot that tidbit. At the end of the movie there is about to be a fight between Statham and the bad guy (played by Anson Mount from Hell on Wheels), but something happens that is unexpected and funny - although I really wanted to see a good fight. The action doesn't disappoint - I'm just saying the more the better because Statham just looks so smooth. He makes martial arts look like a dance. The  make-up and sometimes the editing are distracting. It's a tad more complicated than I think it needed to be - it felt like the director was trying to emulate Guy Ritchie. All in all, I say: RENT IT if you like action.

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