An existential story of an ageing hit-man. It is set in many exotic locations including italy. Charles Bronson's house in the film is something else. The supporting actors were cheesy. Jan Michael Vincent (who plays the hit-man's protégé) cannot hold his own when Bronson is around. The action scenes were too over the top when you consider that the leading man was going through some sort of personal crisis. The ending is foreshadowed in the middle of the film when Bronson takes Jan Michael to a judo match. Jill Ireland makes a token appearance. THE MECHANIC looks quite good on blu ray. Especially the beach and sea scenes filmed in Italy.

I Have Said It Before, Will Say It Again And Will Keep Saying It ... Bronson Never Fails To Entertain ... Lots Of Action And Suspense And A Lesson About There Being No Substitute For Experience ... This One Is Really Well Acted And The Story Is As Solid As "The Rock Of Gibraltar" ... Nice To See Keenan "Big Harry" Wynn (You May Remember Him As Chief Wild Eagle From F Troop) ... Jan Micheal Vincent Is Excellent As The Up And Coming Wanna Be Whom To Late Realized He Had Bitten Off More Than He Could Chew ... Note: Jan Micheal Vincent Has Fallen (For Some Time) On Hard Times Due To Some Bad Choices (See Link In Comments) ... My Prayers Go Out To Him And His Loved Ones Along With My Thanks For Some Great Movie Memories ... (Link .... https://youtu.be/QRu6N12ogZY )

The Mechanic is another collaboration between Michael winner and his favorite actor Charles Bronson who he normally casts in his films and unlike their previous collaborations in such films like the death wish films and many others . Which i cannot be bothered to name this film isn't one of their better achievements the story concerns a veteran hit man Arthur Bishop who is pondering retiring after completing his latest job until he meets the son of a rich millionaire business man introduced to him by his Father played by Keenan Wynn named Steve played by a young and up and coming Jan Michael Vincent who explains to Bishop that he has decided himself that he wants to follow in Bishops foot steps and become a hit man himself Bishop then decides to take him under his wing and train him in preparation for an assignment that they will under take together which will test the limits of their friendship . This is a decidedly slapdash 70s action movie with a distinct lack of action and nothing else really the pacing is slow and lethargic the editing is inconsistent the script is littered with clichés and plot holes bored from thousands of other action movies the acting is OK but the two lead actors Bronson and Vincent are wooden due to the lackluster material they have to work with this could be due not only to the screenplay writers but also due to Michael winners farcical directing . Overall skip this film and go for some of Charles Bronson's other works he has been so much better in other films such as the Death wish franchise , Mr majestic , The great escape , Kinjite . Give this film a pass and go rent those movies instead which showcase his acting talents better than this film does .

I remember seeing this film on video with my mom who had seen it at the movies some 13 years earlier and said i should see this movie and knew i would love it. The story was a little hard to follow because i was 12 at the time so she explained to me a dumbed-down version of the storyline. After that, we watched it and i LOVED it!!!There is no question that this is the best Charles Bronson film of all time. I strongly recommend this film as you will be very pleased. Although I liked the Jason Statham remake........it just can't be compared to the original. Mind you, this was before Death Wish, not after.