In the original, Vincent walks through the movie, a punk with sun-streaked blond locks who poses and pouts. What the new “Mechanic” does have over the old one is the casting of Foster, who also brought life to the remake of “3:10 to Yuma.” How does Statham stack up against Bronson?īronson had more hair, a craggier face and always carried with him the sense that somewhere deep in his past he had been badly hurt.īut Statham, he of the chiseled physique and sexily receding hairline, holds his own here, doing what he has to in scenes and no more - which is perfect for a movie like this. The new movie does retain its hero’s fondness for classical music, though Statham dispenses with the groovy turtlenecks and red silk robe that Bronson modeled in the first film. But this time around much of the action takes place in New Orleans and Chicago, rather than the Los Angeles and Naples settings of the 1972 film.
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