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It may share the same plot and title, but this souped-up remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson/Jan-Michael Vincent thriller The Mechanic is really just another excuse for action star Jason Statham to shoot guns and kick butt, albeit one that director Simon West (Con Air) shoots and edits with energetic efficiency.

Like a phoenix rising from the proverbial ashes of his stalled career, Sylvester Stallone managed to make himself relevant again a few years back with the fourth Rambo flick. With The Expendables, his massively entertaining, testosterone-fueled extravaganza of fistfights, firepower and fireballs, he rockets right past mere relevance and back to the top of [...]

If not for the gonzo energy coursing through its vulgar veins, there would be nothing whatsoever to recommend about Crank 2, an otherwise appalling piece of amped-up action junk that’s as racist, morally repugnant, and degrading to women as its predecessor.

If ever someone were meant to direct a silly, zero-calorie action flick like Transporter 3, it would have to be the aptly named Olivier Megaton. I’m not kidding. That’s his name, and he actually manages to live up to it once this entertaining third entry in the series penned by Luc Besson and Robert Mark [...]