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I should have known Blitz was going to be your run of the mill Jason Statham movie, but at the same time it manages to be a little different. Different how might you ask? Take a charismatic lead, one who has the skills to fight and look like a badass while doing and throw all of that out the window. Blitz never utilizes its main star and is a rather full experience for it.
Brant is a rogue cop, like we've never seen one of those before, on the streets of London. He's got a serious attitude problem and he doesn't care. He's partnered up with a homosexual detective to take down a cop killer.
Statham has found his calling in these films, but after the success of Spy, he should definitely branch out to other roles. We've seen this guy do this film and do it better. Blitz is some kind of other monster all together. As I mentioned earlier, it never uses Statham to his full potential. There are no action/fighting scenes. Instead we are treated to one rather lazy and not in the least thrilling chase scene. I'm all for using Statham in unconventional ways, but this film felt lazy and uninspired. The biggest problem is how lazy Statham is here, it looks as if he doesn't even want to be in the film. Maybe he did it as a favour to a friend back in England? I would much rather see an unoriginal run of the mill Statham flick than this again because this film doesn't even try.
Paddy Considine is the homosexual detective who partners up with Statham. This relationship is never explored. There is zero chemistry between the two, no conflict, no friendliness and no inner struggle. Zero balance and lots of apathy. The one bright spot is it looks like Aidan Gillen is enjoying himself. He plays the Blitz, a guy running around killing cops. The reason is justified, but in the end it comes off as rather pathetic and not poetic enough.
The film is dull when it should be entertaining. This is probably the least entertaining Statham flick I've ever seen. It's not dramatic enough to be considered a serious film. It has subplots that have no relevance to the main point of the flick. Characters that come out of nowhere, have a few scenes and disappear again. An abrupt ending that doesn't wrap much up and a bored audience that wants their time back. Blitz is a film that I warn you to miss.
Blitz
(Elliott Lester)
(Elliott Lester)
I should have known Blitz was going to be your run of the mill Jason Statham movie, but at the same time it manages to be a little different. Different how might you ask? Take a charismatic lead, one who has the skills to fight and look like a badass while doing and throw all of that out the window. Blitz never utilizes its main star and is a rather full experience for it.
Brant is a rogue cop, like we've never seen one of those before, on the streets of London. He's got a serious attitude problem and he doesn't care. He's partnered up with a homosexual detective to take down a cop killer.
Statham has found his calling in these films, but after the success of Spy, he should definitely branch out to other roles. We've seen this guy do this film and do it better. Blitz is some kind of other monster all together. As I mentioned earlier, it never uses Statham to his full potential. There are no action/fighting scenes. Instead we are treated to one rather lazy and not in the least thrilling chase scene. I'm all for using Statham in unconventional ways, but this film felt lazy and uninspired. The biggest problem is how lazy Statham is here, it looks as if he doesn't even want to be in the film. Maybe he did it as a favour to a friend back in England? I would much rather see an unoriginal run of the mill Statham flick than this again because this film doesn't even try.
Paddy Considine is the homosexual detective who partners up with Statham. This relationship is never explored. There is zero chemistry between the two, no conflict, no friendliness and no inner struggle. Zero balance and lots of apathy. The one bright spot is it looks like Aidan Gillen is enjoying himself. He plays the Blitz, a guy running around killing cops. The reason is justified, but in the end it comes off as rather pathetic and not poetic enough.
The film is dull when it should be entertaining. This is probably the least entertaining Statham flick I've ever seen. It's not dramatic enough to be considered a serious film. It has subplots that have no relevance to the main point of the flick. Characters that come out of nowhere, have a few scenes and disappear again. An abrupt ending that doesn't wrap much up and a bored audience that wants their time back. Blitz is a film that I warn you to miss.