Oh, Ben Wheatley! Regarded as one of this country’s best independent filmmakers, Mr Wheatley has, over the years, produced some excellent cross-genre movies like the gangster/horror Kill List, the black comedy Sightseers, and the deconstruction of an action movie, Free Fire. Now he tackles his first big blockbuster movie, Meg 2: The Trench, the sequel…
Tag: Jason Statham
Fast X
Trying to review Fast X is like copying the reviews of past Fast & Furious films. They have found a format that audiences enjoy and so why change things? The only real difference is that this is the start of what was supposed to be a two-part story that would end the series (although that…
Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw
Director: David Leitch Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan, Cliff Curtis, Eliana Sua Written by: Drew Pearce, (also story) Chris Morgan and (based on the characters created) Gary Scott Thompson Running Time: 135 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st August 2019 Let’s face it, 2019 has…
The Meg
Director: Jon Turteltaub Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Sophia Cai, Ruby Rose, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor Written by: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber and (based on the novel “Meg”) Steve Alten Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th August 2018 One of the more bizarre phenomena…
Fast and Furious 8
Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Vin Deisel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel Written by: Chris Morgan and (based on the characters created) Gary Scott Thompson Running Time: 136 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th April 2017 The Fast & Furious films…
Spy
Director: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Jude Law, Alison Janney, Bobby Cannavale Written by: Paul Feig Running Time: 12o mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th June 2015 I was beginning to worry a little about Melissa McCarthy’s career. What started out as promising in her scene stealing role in Bridesmaids,…
Fast & Furious 7
Director: James Wan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris Written by: Chris Morgan and (based on the characters created) Gray Scott Thompson Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd April 2015 What once started life as a B-movie about illegal street…
Wild Card
Director: Simon West Starring: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander Written by: (basd on the book “Heat”) William Goldman Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th March 2015 When it comes to modern-day action stars, Jason Statham must be the leader of pack. Unlike others in his…
The Expendables III
Director: Patrick Hughes Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lungdren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kelsey Grammer. Written by: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, (also story) Sylvester Stallone and (based on the characters created) David Callaham Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th July 2014 When…
Parker
Director: Taylor Hackford. Starring: Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, Nick Nolte, Wendell Pierce, Patti LuPone. Written by: John J. McLaughlin and (novel “Flashfire” by Donald E. Westlake. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th March 2013 Let me get this out in the open, right from the start. I am a big…
The Expendables 2
Director: Simon West Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lungdren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris. Written by: Slyvester Stallone, (also story) Richard Wenk, (story) Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and (based on the characters created) David Callaham. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th August 2012 As…
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