I feel almost sac-religious saying that.
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Adec — 16 years ago(September 28, 2009 07:16 AM)
The Mechanic is a great example of what action thrillers used to be, back before they just turned into endless explosions, rediculously over the top stunts, and pointless special effects, all served up on a pg-13 platter of non-offensive-to-anyone mediocrity. The Mechanic actually had plot, and character, and tension, and logical story progression, things we just don't see enough of these days. It was an actual film, not just an extended overblown trailer. And while Michael Winner was hardly ever one of the best directors in the world, this is one of his best efforts, cemented by two great central performances from Bronson and Vincent. And I tell ya, I'll take an honest and quality b-movie action thriller like The Mechanic over 99% of what passes for action thrillers these days, because no matter how big the stunts or how loud the explosions, they'll never make up for a lack of real plot and character in my eyes.
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likedavid — 16 years ago(January 15, 2010 08:24 PM)
"The Mechanic" does not suck. It is a tight thriller with a good plot and great actors. I wish Jan Michael Vincent would have done better than he has done. He has done some good stuff outside of "The Mechanic" and had good potential (watch "Tribes" on late night sometime). Bronson is and will always be a classic.
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cary_howe — 13 years ago(May 25, 2012 01:15 AM)
Great movie. The only glaring flaw was the suicidal girl was a terrible actress. That one cost them 2 points in my book otherwise it would have gotten an excellent score. Bronson was excellent and ole Jan Michael wasn't bad. A great twist ending that proved he never entirely let his guard down. People judge it by all the films that came after and not the films that came before it. If you saw it at the time you would have been blown away. It's like the Valachi Papers getting busted because it had the misfortune of being shot at the same time as The Godfather. It was considered a rip off even though it was released in France months before The Godfather premiered. Also The Valachi Papers was a true story.
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Badlands1 — 10 years ago(November 17, 2015 06:34 AM)
SPOILER* The beginning was definitely slow, which is daring, because the first 5mins of any film should be captivating, but the first two hits were totally confusing, and we don't really find out the relationship with Bronson killing JMV father. But the movie picked up speed quickly, and really sucked me in, I loved it.