No. 36 (2021) THE WRATH OF MAN. MAY 14th.

 

Film No. 36 (2021)  May 14th.  4:00 PM  EVENT CINEMAS   Cine No. 3   Whitfords.

"He's not a cop. So if he's not a cop than what is he". (A work compatriot comments on H's cool attitude to taking bad guys out in his new workplace).

Guy Ritchie teams with Jason Statham here for the first time since LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS. The anticipation was tantalizing considering the cult following LOCK STOCK has maintained through the years. The term "never get your hopes too high" is the phrase that comes to mind most readily after viewing WRATH OF MAN.

When the star of a film is the soundtrack and not Statham then deficiencies in scripting are in play. The dialogue is wooden; the dry wit that often plays out in a Ritchie film is missing. But when Jason Statham is the "go to" screen hero then action is what audiences crave and that's what they get. There's no disappointment on that level and while there are a couple of surprises when it comes to who dies you can be sure the body-count is plentiful.

Put simply, the story revolves around H (Statham), yes H. H is someone special when it comes to any protection/security matters. The deep resonance of the soundtrack along with the layering of time sequencing stemming from the "one shot" opening stanza, gives some Ritchie sophistication to WRATH. Anyway, I digress; the tale soon plays out. We witness a heinous crime inflicted upon someone close to H and from here it's game on!!

In summary, I went to this revenge drama with a bunch of mates, as we exited we laughed aloud as we requoted some of the absurd lines from WRATH. "You alright Dave? Or did you make poo poo?" to mention one. So maybe get a bunch of mates, a large popcorn, put your brain in neutral and enjoy the ride. But Ritchie doesn't show all his wares here. 7GUMS.