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Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: The Mechanic is my kind of action movie: nasty, brutish, brisk and ass-kicking. Read more
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: A sputtering remake in need of a more powerful recharge. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Mr. Statham, the specialist in English tough guys who was so affecting in "The Bank Job," has more to offer than "The Mechanic" has the grace to receive. Read more
John Hartl, Seattle Times: West's slick, fairly faithful new remake gives partial screenplay credit to Lewis John Carlino, who wrote the original "Mechanic." But the picture isn't likely to do for Jason Statham what the 1972 film did for Bronson. Read more
Josh Modell, AV Club: Statham and Foster play off each other nicely, and director Simon West strikes a playful balance between carnage and conviviality, gore and gregariousness. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Statham is, in his understated way, a satisfying action star, stoically going about his business. Foster is just a flat-out good actor, as anyone who saw his work in "The Messenger" or "3:10 to Yuma" can attest. Read more
Tom Russo, Boston Globe: An intermittently arresting, mostly standard action entry that deals death noisily more than cleverly - a lot like the original. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: Statham, the British star of the Transporter and Crank films and an old favorite of Guy Ritchie, has a quietly fierce physicality, a stylish masculinity that makes him appealing to both men and women. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: While that pop mythology was still relatively fresh back in Bronson's day, it's so played out at this point that not even the enjoyably no-nonsense Statham can pump any life into it. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Let's not denigrate the term "action film" by applying it to the remake signed by director Simon West. This is a violence film, not an action film. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: Jason Statham needs to get a tune-up, switch gears and hit the gas. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The Mechanic is ham-fisted pulp, like Robert Rodriguez's Machete taking itself seriously. Read more
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: Frantic, numbing redo of the Charles Bronson original for hardcore Statham and action fans only. Read more
Brian Miller, L.A. Weekly: The Company Men with guns, but no families or pensions. All they have is their job, and retirement literally equals death. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Haven't we already had enough movies about solitary, enigmatic hit men? Is there anything possibly left to do with the genre that's new? Read more
Rafer Guzman, Newsday: Clinging to false heroism and terrified of anything too dark, The Mechanic is a tough-guy movie for wimps. Read more
Bruce Diones, New Yorker: Statham is a model of control; he's steely and graceful in his action scenes, and his interplay with the wiry Foster delivers the goods. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: The new stunts are explosive, over-the-top and a sign of the times -- action fans aren't happy these days, it seems, unless at least one scene involves a jackknifing 18-wheeler and a fireball. Read more
Mark Jenkins, NPR: Betrayal, sympathy and regret are central to the story, but there's hardly any room for such feelings amid the clockwork carnage. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Considerably more fun than the rather lethargic original. Read more
Una LaMarche, New York Observer: The Mechanic is like a Beretta loaded with blanks -- quick and brutal but ultimately empty. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: It's about gunplay and pricey sports cars bursting into flames while three or four cameras capture the moment. In slo-mo. Cue the cool music. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The Mechanic is adequate light entertainment for those who enjoy thrillers, but it is uneven and the underwhelming ending will disappoint those who enjoyed the delicious irony served up by its predecessor. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: "The Mechanic" tells a story as old as "Hamlet" in a style as new as unbaked bread. What's the point? Read more
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: The result is just good enough to pass as an action flick you watch with the forgiving gaze that comes from too many beers and too little sleep. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: To the extent it makes sense, it's a collection of time-honored cliches, and to the extent that it's original, "The Mechanic" is insane, bordering on gloriously insane. Read more
Dana Stevens, Slate: The Arthur/Steve relationship at the movie's heart is what lifts The Mechanic above the common run of kablammo! action thrillers. Read more
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Even by the sloppy, soulless standards of hit man movies, "The Mechanic" is a mess. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: There just isn't enough consistent energy to light up the glum, generic plot or enliven the one-dimensional performances. Read more
Greg Quill, Toronto Star: Standard Statham stuff. Read more
Leah Rozen, TheWrap: Statham, he of the chiseled physique and sexily receding hairline, holds his own here, doing what he has to in scenes and no more -- which is perfect for a movie like this. Read more
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine: The interplay between dry Arthur and crazy, caustic Steve is what makes the movie fun. Read more
Derek Adams, Time Out: With its unrelenting violence and obligatory bonking sessions, this is one for avid 'Stath' fans only. Read more
Brian Lowry, Variety: It proves middling, and occasionally muddled, on almost every level. Read more
John Anderson, Washington Post: "The Mechanic," 2011 edition, is a striking-looking work, combining an arty inkiness with a retro-graininess that more or less screams 1970s, albeit without the cliches and flatness. If only you liked the people in the picture. Read more