The Mechanic

Rated R for language, violence, action, some sexuality

Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland

When someone needs "a job" done just right, they hire "a mechanic." And Arthur Bishop is one of the best mechanics around.

After finishing a job, Bishop goes home and learns that his next contract is to kill his mentor, Harry McKenna. After confirming that the hit is in fact correct, Bishop learns that McKenna was part of an operation where all the men involved in carrying it out were killed and that only 2 people - McKenna and his partner (who put the hit out on him) knew about the mission and the details. Bishop sadly follows through with the contract, making McKenna's death look like a carjacking.

At the funeral, Bishop meets McKenna's wayward 20-something son Steve. After witnessing Steve take his anger of his father's death out on a random carjacker, Bishop decides to take the kid under his wing (kinda like a younger brother, as McKenna was more of a father figure to him) and teach him how to be a mechanic as well.

The question though, is how well will Steve take Bishop's training? And will he ever find out that it was in fact Bishop who killed his father and not some random carjacker?

While I never saw the original 1972 film, I've heard that the plot is similar but the missions are different.

Either way, this film is standard Jason Statham fare, with Ben Foster pulling his weight and joining in on the ass-kicking fun! It's got everything you would expect - guns, action, explosions, things breaking, etc.

While a bit predictable, it was still a fun action flick worth seeing if you like Statham films!