The Wrath of Man

Adnerb is out there continuing to brave the theaters. Yes, many of these movies can be watched on televison,streaming services,laptops and even phones. However,for me, nothing beats seeing a movie, even a mediocre one, on the big screen. This week my husband and I watched the latest Guy Ritchie cinematic opus, “The Wrath of Man.” Jason Statham stars as “H,” a mysterious, over qualified, armoured truck driver who guns down a few would-be armed robbers during a robbery attempt with a callous indifference as easily and efficiently as swatting a fly. Everyone hails him as a hero, while wondering who he really is, where he comes from, and why he would want to work in a dangerous, and low paying, job. We eventually find out his back story and ulterior motive as he works his own version of vigilante justice. I found this to be a subpar offering and way too predictable. The story line jumped back and forth in time enough to be distracting; and there was an overreliance on bang bang, shoot-em-up to the detriment of acting performance. Statham played “H” too detached and emotionless, very understated and without the ‘charm’ of other performances, in movies such as “The Italian Job” or “Spies.” I enjoyed Bob Odenkirk in “Nobody” a lot more to be honest. However, if you are in the mood for this kind of movie, I think you would enjoy it better seeing the action play out on the big screen. Now, go buy your tickets and see something -anything- the theatres are doing a great job of keeping everyone safe. Coming up soon, the return of a long anticpated sequel! Not to say which one, but…..shhhhh!