WILD CARD
Director : Simon West
Year : 2015
Genre : Action
Rating : ***
Jason Statham is at his
grumbling, gruff, cockney best in 'Wild Card', a stupid but undeniably
fun action thriller from director Simon West. A remake of a 1986 Burt Reynolds
vehicle which was, in turn, an cinematic adaptation of a William Goldman novel,
the film focuses on a compulsive gambler turned chaperone who finds himself on
the wrong side of the mob when his girlfriend is brutally beaten and raped. As
always, Statham is an enigmatic and incredibly engaging presence while the
villains are just as nasty and as despicable as you would expect. But what
makes 'Wild Card' so entertaining are the many bone crunching fight
scenes and exciting casino escapades that make up a large majority of the
running time. Not to mention an extended torture scene with garden shears which
is sure to make every male audience member writhe in their seats.
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