With director Simon West’s remake, it becomes apparent that apathy no longer makes for an admirable protagonist or even a dynamic one.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 3, 2023

Tends to be more perceptive than active, extracting the most it can from the original. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 7, 2022

Underneath its grittier, hyper-violent, modernistic shaky-cam exterior, it's still a Jason Statham movie - for better or for worse.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 30, 2020

It's not so much the body count as the ways in which the bodies add up that you will remember the most.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 16, 2020

There is a bit of fizz between Statham and Foster that saves the copious weapon-and-whuppin' stuff from getting too generic.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 31, 2020

A run-of-the-mill Jason Statham action vehicle, in the best and worst ways.

| Original Score: C | Jul 13, 2020

Capping the entire film is a pulsating, propelling, heart pounding score by Mark Isham. It just accelerated the excitement and energy of the already powerful storyline and action.

| Nov 16, 2019

It may not be a film that has any lasting impact, but it is one that satisfies audiences trying to get their action fix.

| May 8, 2019

The Mechanic gets a low score even by the abysmal standards set by Statham and the kinds of films he assembly-lines.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Apr 3, 2019

If you've seen and enjoyed a Statham movie, you know what to expect.

| Feb 16, 2019

The Mechanic isn't precisely a classic, but Foster's performance and the ferocity of some sequences elevate it above the genre median.

| Original Score: B | Feb 16, 2019

Statham belongs to the tradition of heroes, from John Wayne through Harrison Ford, who are laconic to the point of grumpiness. Yet it's not his terse toughness that makes him special. Oddly enough it's his fastidiousness...

| May 17, 2018

A brainless and easily-forgettable thriller.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jun 30, 2013

[Simon West] goes for headshots, stabbings and other dispatches that are the antithesis of modern PG-13 action filmmaking.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 29, 2012

If you're looking for substance, character development, and an engaging storyline, you'll sadly be disappointed as this film is seriously lacking in all three of those areas.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 21, 2012

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.

| Oct 7, 2011

Statham has slowly become this generations' Bruce Willis, combining a quiet and sly screen persona with the ability to kick major ass when called upon

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 16, 2011

The Mechanic will be a decent time-killer for Statham fans, but it's another black mark against the name of director Simon West.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 21, 2011

... a minor pleasure to see an action film that makes a virtue of lean, mean action stripped to the essence.

| May 26, 2011

A passable, but emotionally empty, action film that fails to capitalize on its interesting characters.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 16, 2011