A Working Man

release year: 2025
genre: action
viewing setting: home Bluray 7/9/25

synopsis: An ex-military construction worker helps his boss, whose daughter has been kidnapped.

impressions: This one was Taken meets Equalizer meets John Wick, with Jason Statham as the hero. It delivered exactly what one would expect: plenty of action and lots of small plot holes. The strategy to get close to the bad guys (before eliminating them) was needlessly convoluted. Still, there was plenty of beating and shooting and righteous revenge against much-deserving bad guys.

acting: Jason Statham does what he seems to do best in the last couple of decades. Arianna Rivas is the kidnapped girl, who is unusually resourceful and quick-thinking. David Harbour is an old, blind soldier friend of Statham who provides him with weapons. Michael Pena is the kidnapped girl's father. A whole bunch of foreign actors with long names play all the bad guys.

final word: Serviceable action adventure.

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