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A terrible mess. Hackneyed cliche is served up with a po-faced seriousness in this cop killer thriller.
Statham can do nothing as the film disintegrates around him. Even such seasoned acting talent as Aiden Gillen, Paddy Considine and David Morrissey can do nothing with scenes of quite startling stupidity.
Simply dreadful.
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A good cop film, the only flaw it has is an annoying sideplot that doesn't progress the film at all.
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Despite the plot being as blandly procedural as they come, basically The Bill with fangs, there's actually a reasonable amount to enjoy here.
The camera lingers just long enough on the actors, a pretty decent cast for something so benign, Gillen especially geared up and demented as the chief antagonist. Some interesting imagery at play too, the shot of Gillen released from prison and walking down to face reporters like a boxer coming down a tunnel to face his fans,…
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I wasn't expecting much from this film given that it's Jason Statham in the lead, and to be honest if he was the only notable actor in it then I probably wouldn't comment.
Thing is though, there were a bunch of good actors in this. Paddy Considine always has a place in my heart but he phoned this one in. Aiden Gillen? David Morrissey? All pretty big names and I've no idea why they signed on to this. Even Zawe Ashton should have given this one a miss.
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Confused, and not sure what it's trying to be, Blitz in the end is okay, but flawed.
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Jason Statham movies do well at the box office, I assume. I mean, there are usually about two of them released a year, not even counting for Expendables flicks, right? So why did Blitz get dumped in direct-to-video purgatory in the states? It's certainly standard fare, even better than a good amount of his theatrical releases. It's mildly slower in pace, and more of a thriller than a full action blowout, but that still doesn't justify the treatment this movie…
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Typischer Statham-Film. Wenig Story und 08/15-Figuren. Der Bösewicht hingegen ist nicht schlecht als "Joker-ähnlicher" Psychopath. Film bietet jedoch insgesamt zu wenig.
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Daily Express readers' wet dream, as the Stath at his Stathiest must track down a Scorpio-style serial killer (Aiden Gillan) by generally abusing the law and beating up crims. Not for the more sensitive liberally-minded viewer.
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A way better than average Statham flick. The screenplay isn't as disciplined as it could've been with subplots and characters dropped in an instant but this is fine escapist Statham entertainment.
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Jason Statham playing a toned down version of himself. He plays a London cop on the edge , supported a by a quality A list Brit cast .
I really thought this was step up in his career, an enjoyable thriller with rounded characters. It strikes me that Statham does what he does very well and reminders a lot of Charles Bronson ( career wise) -
Watched this film on the basis that i'd read the book (ken bruen, great author). A rare case of the film sticking relatively close to the original story and tempo. Statham has the role of brandt (gritty, corrupt, burnt out, alcoholic, tough but essentially good cop) down to a tee. A fast paced, unapologetic, unpretentious and entertaining yarn. Despite it's faults (many plot holes and things which go unexplained) worth a watch but not worth going out of your way for.
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