![]() ![]() Jet Li and Statham have worked together several times, first in the tepid The One and most recently in the Expendables movies. If anything this probably speaks most for Statham’s appeal, because it is hard to imagine Crank working with anyone else. ![]() Often accused of catering to video gamers’ ADD concentration spans, it was a natural evolution for Statham’s formula, just with less plot and more action. Crank is downright churchgoing when compared to its sequel, but this film just struck a chord with the audiences of 2006. It is ridiculous, insane and wrong – containing perhaps all the best bits from all the bad action films out there.īut it works for two reasons: Statham and that there was a preceding movie. There is a movie out there called Crank 2 and it is a regarded in a very special way by a small group of movie enthusiasts. Not all credit can go to The Transporter – and to be honest the later films lost their way – but admit that you loved watching it the first time. Granted, 2002 also saw the first Bourne film. This was released in the same year as Die Another Day – that should tell you a lot. Action extravaganzas were either occupied with wire tricks, fantasy epics, sci fi blockbusters or Michael Bay. There hadn’t been a movie like this in years. But The Transporter’s appeal lies deeper than that. If they ever make a Grand Theft Auto movie, Statham would be the perfect lead. It worked so well that he has been sticking to large elements of the formula ever since: typically a mysterious figure that plays his cards close to his chest, but able to get out of pretty much any situation – meticulous, smart and careful, but not adverse to simply blowing everything up. Transporter is a fun film all in itself, showcasing Statham’s talent at kicking ass. Why was this special for Statham? Because he stood out among a cast that not only included Pitt in one of his career-highlights, but Benicio Del Toro and Vinnie Jones close to or at the top of their careers.Īnd he didn’t even have to fight a room full of guys. But Statham’s first stand-out role was as the boxing promoter Turkish who hires Brad Pitt’s pikey champion bare-knuckle boxer. The first movie we saw him in was Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, as one of the four friends whose gambling plan goes very wrong. Sure, he’s not going to win an Oscar any time soon, but here are Jason Statham’s five best films. And despite being balder than a middle-age accountant, he’s a player on all those ‘sexiest humanoid’ lists. You also have to admit that you enjoyed at least one of his films. National team), model (for FCUK, even before his film career), martial artist (he does all his own fighting scenes), former black market salesman (as a kid he peddled fake jewels and perfume), car nut (he does most of his own car stunts) and childhood friend of Vinnie Jones (‘nuff said). You don’t have to like Jason Statham, but give the man his dues: diver (made the U.K. ![]()
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