Review: "Blitz" (2011)
Starring: Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen
Official movie website and trailer
Synopsis: A ruthless killer is targeting cops. It takes an especially dangerous cop to catch the killer.
Status: Meh.
Jason Statham is actually 'The Most Interesting Man in the World' in the commercials. It took a lot of effort, but he built a time machine and came back to film them. Statham has been a model, Olympic diver, black market merchant, martial artist in multiple forms - and when he gets the time, he's an actor.
That's why I was sad to see "Blitz." Maybe my expectations were too high from movies like the "Transporter" series where Statham did all his own stunts. This movie was relatively boring.
When I watch a movie for this blog I usually have my laptop open or a piece of paper so I can take notes. This time, I only wrote one thing, "Joker-Purple." The action is few and far in between and the plot was pretty easy to guess.
When I watch a movie for this blog I usually have my laptop open or a piece of paper so I can take notes. This time, I only wrote one thing, "Joker-Purple." The action is few and far in between and the plot was pretty easy to guess.
"Joker-Purple"
The villain Barry Weiss reminded me a lot of The Joker. When we are introduced to him he isn't wearing a shirt and has a purple and blue track suit with toxic green sun glasses. Actually, a lot shots they did were reminiscent of how they shot the Joker in "The Dark Knight." Problem is, that is too lofty of a goal for even the best movie. Aidan Gillen doesn't fall flat as a villain, he is just no Ledger.
