Movie Review: "Mechanic: Resurrection" (2016)As main cast Jason Statham and Jessica Alba seem up for this action task, director Dennis Gansel stumbles over a shallow script even worse sequence editing as not one single action scene is able to reach the superior standards of the 2011 Simon West directed remake of a Charles Bronson starred relatively un-appreciated 1970s action flick. FAZIT: Picture rejected (cut)Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Jason reprises the role created for Charles Bronson 40+ years ago. The action scenes are so speeded up and jumpy I was getting eyestrain. A by the numbers script makes this Mechanic very mechanical.

Bishop (Jason Statham) is found retired in Rio and is requested by Crain (Sam Hazeldine) to kill three people or his cover will be blown. He manages to escape to a remote location in Thailand where he is quickly discovered with Jessica Alba, who was planted there by Crain...against her will. After a one night stand, Crain captures the two of them and "forces" Bishop to assassinate three people or Jessica gets it. With Alba being the best squeeze on the market, Bishop succumbs. The swimming pool murder scene was a little better than the first one.The film has some minor twists at the end, but nothing major, being closer to a Seagal film, than "The Usual Suspects." Other than a bikini, Alba didn't bring anything to the screen as most of the acting was bland. Even Tommy Lee Jones phoned it in. And where does Bishop get a water proof cell phone that works anywhere in the world, even on remote islands? Guide: F-word, brief sex. No nudity

This movie really is really awful. When it started in Brazil I thought great. Nice scenery. Lots of attractive men. I should have known when the location changed from Brazil to Thailand.I got as far as the first sex scene. Why use abused children as a plot contrivance while the lead is banging a woman who looks young enough to be his daughter. Really offensive.As it turns out Alba is 36 not 16 to his 50 but the dreadful image is still there.Doesn't Thailand have any normal women? Or attractive men?