Mechanic: Resurrection
2016 · Directed by Dennis Gansel
Original language: English
- action
- crime
- thriller
- adventure
The story
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
What it’s like
Glossy, saturated digital action with a cool, polished sheen: sun-bleached Mediterranean ports, neon-lit Asian cityscapes, and glass-and-steel towers rendered in crisp, high-contrast light. Camera work leans on fast cutting, sweeping drone-style aerials and tight handheld moves during brawls, while the score is a pounding synth-and-percussion pulse that rarely lets up. The vibe is slick, globe-trotting and brisk, a popcorn escape for a Friday night or a flight where you want something loud and easy to follow. Pacing is relentless, with set pieces stacked closely together and little breathing room between them. Emotionally it stays light and cool, a stoic professional's routine interrupted by a rescue mission, with his relationship with the woman he is trying to save kept mostly at the level of a motivating thread. Intensity is high: frequent hand-to-hand and gunfight violence, with stylised, sometimes cartoonishly lethal kills, a few tense moments of peril, and some sexual innuendo but no explicit content. Best suited to viewers who want lean, muscular action and a wide travelogue backdrop rather than gentleness or depth.
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