Directed by Jean-Francois Richet
Starring: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, Adrian Lester, Ramon Tikaram
International action star Jason Statham once again graces the silver screen in director Richet’s latest action thriller, Mutiny. Now there’s nothing about this film that immediately differentiates it from my biased expectations—after all, it is a Jason Statham film. You know he will be tough, short on words, and all action. And as my eyes roll at the marketing posters, I know at the very least, he will be kicking ass and taking names, regardless of storyline.
Statham plays Cole Reed, an ex-officer and special forces dude who works for a kind of shipping businessman, Tibu (Tikaram). One day, after selling the family shipping business, Cole and Tibu are ambushed, and Tibu is killed. One of the killers was scheduled to ship out on a departing vessel. A vengeful Cole, in disguise, stows away on the freighter, where he discovers some shady goings-on: human trafficking.
Meanwhile, Angie (Wallis), a third mate of the crew, gets caught in the crossfire between Cole and the sketchy crew. Teaming up, they try to survive a well-armed, criminal crew while trying to save a cargo full of kidnapped people.
Focused and right to the point, Mutiny works by keeping it straight and simple. There’s not much fat or exposition. Just a minimal setup for Cole’s personal motivations and then straight into the action. While every studio tries to do what they can to con their way to audiences, Mutiny succeeds in giving what it promises: the Statham factor and super-tight action sequences that are, for lack of a better word, satisfying.
There’s nothing innovative here, and really nothing for the marketing department to shine on. But this is one of those flicks that knows what it is: a straight-up, low-budget action movie, and of course, Jason Statham. Wallis is mostly eye candy, and somehow, it all kinda works. Sitting through this Mutiny felt fun, and I’d be lying if I denied cheering Cole destroy the bad guys throughout the movie.
It’s forgettable, yet forgivable. A simple yet satisfying revenge flick-o-rama. Check it.
Jason Statham is this generation’s Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Van Damme and Charles Bronson roll into one! It seems his movies comes out every year and they were all low budget and earn enough profits for studios to keep churning them out each year. Lol! Of course, I’ve seen all of them and enjoyed them all very much. I look forward to watching this one on streaming in like 2 weeks. Ha ha!
Yeah, that’s an apt description for Statham! He’s quite fun to watch. I just watched A Working Man recently; I’m hoping Shelter will be available on streaming for free soon.
I do wish Stath would do more action comedy as he’s so hilarious in SPY!
Shelter is on Hulu and Prime if you have both of those streaming services. It’s alright, the movie tried to be a bit more serious in tone but then it turned into a typical Statham’s movie.
I’ll have to give those a watch!
Jason clearly knows his audience, and plays to his crowd-pleasing strengths. Glad you found it fun, and I am sure I will also.
I need to watch more Statham!
Egads! This is an hilarious review. I love it. Straightforward, to the point and honest.
And best, that you enjoyed a 2.5/5 movie rocks in the spirit of all B movies. Nothing like a really fab B film.
Thank you, Vince!
Haha you are most welcome!
Woot!