A Working Man (15)

One has to wonder if Jason Statham ever longs for more in life. Maybe he yearns to be taken seriously as an award winning thespian?

Who are we kidding, he’s put on this earth for one thing - to pummel Russians with his fists and regale us with dry, quippy one-liners. It’s a formula that works, and one in which A Working Man doesn’t mess with.

We meet Levon Cade (Statham) as he’s keeping his head down. He’s an ex-Royale Marine (of course), now working as a foreman for the Garcia family’s construction company while he fights a messy custody battle with his former father-in-law over his daughter Merry. Yet Levon’s violent past comes in handy when Jenny (Arianna Rivas), the daughter of his employers, is abducted. The Garcias offer Levon $70,000 to find her and he reluctantly agrees. That’s really all the setup you need, as Statham punches, kicks, shoots (and sledgehammers) his way through half of London to track the girl down. It’s silly, it’s violent, it’s perfect Friday night viewing; one that goes down nicely with a couple beers and a cheese board.