A Working Man (2025)
Directed by David Ayer
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
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Aside from parallels to 2008’s Taken, those who crave escapism may find some joy in the film’s premise as Statham mows down creepy traffickers, all while seemingly taking no damage.
There's no reason why what's ultimately a campy Taken clone should be two hours long, especially with how poorly it's edited.
A Working Man is essentially Pierre Morel’s Taken by another name…
There’s a definite whiff of Taken about the storyline here…
…as with Taken the complications inherent in the layered politics of human trafficking…
A Working Man plays like a mashup of John Wick (2014) and Taken (2008)…
…those craving more substance and a much better spectacle in their action films should stick with The Raid or John Wick…
…a John Wick, but ordered from Wish…
If Ayer and Raskin worked on “John Wick” (2014), it would have sucked.
Much like the storybook mayhem of the first John Wick, A Working Man isn’t afraid to make its spectacles of slaughter visually enchanting.
A Working Man plays like a mashup of John Wick (2014) and Taken (2008)…
…another round of Statham escapism in the vein of John Wick and Nobody?
Visually, it feels a bit reminiscent of the mansion battle from the final act of John Wick: Chapter 4, and that’s a tough bar to clear.
The Beekeeper’s clumsy constructs and cartoonish villains were forgivable, since the film’s avalanche of conflagrations escalated in the most delightfully bizarre ways.
Rescate Implacable es casi una secuela espiritual del mayor éxito en años del actor, The Beekeeper (2024).
…director David Ayer reunites with Jason Statham after last year's actioner, The Beekeeper. The Beekeeper had the virtue of not taking itself too seriously as a retired assassin turned beekeeper went one-man-army on a group of phishing scammers. Take out the one-liners and the goofy tone and replace corrupt CEOs with Russian traffickers, and you have A Working Man…
The action sequences were terrific in BEEKEEPER.
…it’s missing the silliness that made “The Beekeeper” so fun. That film seemed content to march to the beat of its own ridiculous drum (after all, he was a beekeeper!)
I can say that while I didn’t much care for 2024’s The Beekeeper, I can understand why it clicked with some audiences.
In a similar vein to Ayer’s Suicide Squad, there are multiple moving pieces in this picture that don’t seem to work together in long-term meaningful ways.
…a maturity in Ayer’s writing, which has certainly evolved since “Harsh Times” and “Suicide Squad.”
Stallone co-wrote A Working Man with director David Ayer (End of Watch, Suicide Squad)…
…it showed that Ayer could competently direct in-your-face action scenes after spending years in CGI dreck like Suicide Squad and Bright…
David Ayer (Suicide Squad)…
…directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad)…
…who sits upon an Iron Throne-styled, um, throne…
Dutch (Chidi Ajufo), who sits on an ersatz Game of Thrones chair made out of motorcycle muffler pipes…
…a hideout that's as much arcade cabinet as Game Of Thrones…
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Like Death Wish, Die Hard, and (Rambo) First Blood it's based on a novel…
…as it’s the character’s vulnerability that makes action films like Speed or Die Hard so engrossing…
…there’s no need for coming up with a cool title like The Terminator, Enter the Dragon, Die Hard or The Expendables…
…which has recently been trivialized in Sound of Freedom, a movie that gave ammunition to QAnon conspiracy theorists…
…a self-serious convoluted slog that acts like a “spiritual” (pun intended) sequel to Sound of Freedom…
…so uncomfortable in its over-the-top depiction of societal evil that it almost makes Sound of Freedom seem like a much subtler jab…
¿Adictiva? Como un sábado noche con pizza y el VHS de 'Invasión USA'.
…when Chuck Norris, dual-wielding Uzis, single-handedly took down a global terrorist organization who were planning to enact World War III with thinly-developed motivations in Invasion U.S.A.
Where Novocaine, also releasing this week, had the camera follow its hero as he was beaten around like a punching bag…
Newer flicks like Novocaine have a bit more effort put into their plots and set pieces to add spark to the standard action movie format.
It’s not quite as gory as some may hope, particularly fans of other recent action films like Novocaine.
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Like Death Wish, Die Hard, and (Rambo) First Blood it's based on a novel…
…making for another needlessly convoluted rehash of Death Wish and The Equalizer…
(From my review of “Wrath of Man,” 2021) Gone is the jokey Statham of “Spy” and his over-the-top “Fast and Furious” work.
Levon Cade isn't too different from Mason Hargreaves in Wrath of Man or Adam Clay in The Beekeeper.
Describing his character, Cade, is the same as describing the roles he played in The Beekeeper, Wrath of Man, The Meg, The Mechanic, and so on…
Has anyone forgotten how great he was in Guy Ritchie’s Wrath of Man?
Statham has recently impressed in films like The Beekeeper and Wrath of Man…