As each of his attackers try to grab him they lose grip (due to the oil!), and have trouble standing up. If you haven’t seen it Frank basically pours oil across the concrete, covering himself in oil also.
It’s the longest and most impressive of the film with Jason tying guys up with his shirt, fighting very efficiently in tight spaces and topping it off with the fight in the oil. The scene which really caught my eye was the bus depot fight. It’s the perfect introduction to the abilities of the character of Frank and the Jason himself being his future movies. It’s very much a ‘hero effortlessly defeats bad guys’ action movie, with little challenge (in hand to hand combat) being presented to Jason’s character Frank. The fight scenes are smooth and Jason’s stunts are impressive as some of the best in the business.
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While the driving in this movie is fantastic, as martial arts fan I’d have to say that the fights are the real star in this flick.Īs mentioned above, Jason has an excellent visual style with his fights. If only number 2 and 3 were as grounded! The Martial Arts & Action He understands that audiences aren’t stupid and help keep the film well grounded. Jason even had a scene in the original theatrical trailer where he deflected a missile with a tea tray in his kitchen – thank god he spoke up and had the scene removed. This movie was a perfect showcase of what the world has come to expect from one of the top action stars of today as he did most of his own stunts. His visual style within his fights is very reminiscent of some of the these actors, along with the rhythm and overall feel. With his extensive kickboxing experience, wing chun and mixed martial arts training the action scenes were a given for Statham in this movie. There’s no substitute for the real thing.” But people are getting wise to that, I think. Today, there’s so much technology and green-screen and CGI, you can turn your grandma into an action star. You see them, the camera’s way back, there aren’t a lot of cuts – you feel like you’re really in there. The people who inspired me growing up, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, that’s the real deal. You wouldn’t know what was happening otherwise. It’s chopped up so much, you just see a fist, a leg – it’s all driven by the sound, boom, pow, boom. “You see a lot of action films, and it’s almost (like) you can’t tell who’s doing what. Jason Statham was never a fan of choppy action films with different stunt men, he’s been quoted as saying:
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But of course ends up fighting for a good cause – to free 400 Asian immigrants being transported in a container. This whole breaking of the rules is essentially the one behavioral mistake made by Frank in the movie, and leads to the entire conflict. This opening of the package is discovered by the recipient when he finally delivers and they attempt to kill him by asking him to ‘transport’ a timed bomb, which goes off while he’s eating a nearby stop.Īll hell breaks lose from there as Frank returns to house, kicks their asses and everything escalates. After hearing some thumping in the boot, Frank’s conscience forces him to check the boot, and open the package… …Frank Breaks One of His On Rulesįrom there he discovers a young woman in the boot. When he accepts his next job he is given the package by some dangerous looking characters. We’re then shown a tremendously Frank’s amazing driving skills, aswell as his classy and precise nature.īut most of all we’re taught his four rules:ġ – No new deals, when it’s a deal, it’s a deal 2 – No names 3 – Don’t open the package 4 – Never make a promise you can’t keep After much back and forth they kill the fourth member of the gang and make their escape. When the gang shows up with four members, Frank reminds them that they had a deal – to transport 3 men, and that the terms of the deal cannot be broken. Our introduction to his character is when Frank must transport 3 men rom the scene of a robbery.
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