Blitz starring jason statham official trailer youtube. His sidekick is not nearly as interesting as the little guy in snatch or the girl in transporter. Some scenes were cool, but most of them were just the same old, same old. Jun 28, 2014 heres a guy in movies that everyone likes, yet wouldnt want to mess with him. Unfortunately for him, the police have maverick cop brant jason statham on the case. Throughout his film career, statham has regularly performed his own stage combat and stunts. Now that weve got that out of the way, id like to comment on this movie. We have been experimenting for a while on trying to use a single uncut take for action scenes. It is nice to see statham do a movie where he isnt constantly kicking and punching, and where he can actually do some acting. As it is, blitz is just an average thriller at best. Toggle search bar movie quotes tv series quotes cartoon quotes. Jason statham holds a beretta 92fs inox as frank martin in the transporter 2002. Jason statham to blitz a killer on uk home video dread. Heres an uncut take from the movie blitz, where there are 3 thugs trying to steal brants car.
Jason statham does what jason statham normally does, hes utterly typecast as kind of british dirty harry, but its not new anymore like it was in snatchthe transporter. Aidan gillen, david morrissey, paddy considine, jason statham. Believe it or not, weve been talking about the jason statham serial killer flick blitz since 2009. Crime spree cinema is reporting that jason statham has signed to play a rather crude, unpc, borderline sociopath of a cop in a british production of the ken bruen novel blitz. Some nice camera work, stylish blurring, but pretty cliched police drama.
Aug 14, 2011 a tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers. The blitz manages to slip through the grasp of tom every time, and with the precious lives of his colleagues diminishing one by one, tom is led to the question. That said, its not because of statham this didnt work although it doesnt help, i never read the book and have no intention of doing so, but i can only imagine the plot holes in the book are as bad as the film. Lionsgate pictures has released an international movie trailer for the new jason statham film, a londonset serial killer thriller titled blitz. Transporter 1, transporter 2, transporter 3, crank, crank 2, snatch, blitz, the mechanic. Its a film that deserves at best to be an itv feature, not a movie, in fact if they had made it that way it could have worked better. A serial killer aiden gillen is at large and killing cops. Statham stuffs kim basinger in his trunk but she manages to place a random call to future captain america chris evans, who sets. Jason statham flexes his acting muscles in this refreshingly old school cop thriller. Next week, jason stathams new crime thriller blitz will be taking all the home entertainment channels by storm. Jason statham internet movie firearms database guns in. When radnor ned dennehy breaks into barry weiss car he finds a p226 among his trophies.
Throughout his film career, statham has regularly performed his. A botched card game in london triggers four friends, thugs, weedgrowers, hard gangsters, loan sharks and debt collectors to collide with each other in a series of unexpected events, all for the sake of weed, cash and two antique shotguns. If youre looking for generic jason statham movie, then it looks like blitz has you covered. Using whatever brutal methods he can muster, tom will seek vengeance for his fallen cop colleagues. Jason statham may play a bad cop in blitz collider.
Directed by elliott lester, the film stars jason statham, paddy considine, aiden gillen, david morrissey, and luke evans. Aug 05, 2011 the opening fight scene from the 2011 film blitz, starring jason statham. Detective sergeant tom brant who is dispatched to take down a serial killer hell bent on killing off the police force one by one. A tough cop jason statham goes after a serial killer who targets police officers. Who knows, we might be looking at the evolution of the guiltypleasure movie. Blitz the 2011 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Crime thriller, starring jason statham, aidan gillen, paddy considine and david morrissey.
Jul 25, 2019 our man is a straightup villain in this daft but energetic b movie. If the movie did anything right, it was putting jason statham in the. With jason statham, paddy considine, aidan gillen, zawe ashton. Statham is at the top of his game and proves he can act, the film may be similar in the unflashy tone of stathams 2007 movie the bank job, but blitz is slightly inferior, but none the less is a gripping home grown brutal thriller that demands to be seen. I really like statham in the roles he plays as a bad guy, crank and transporter are great film series that have given him some real. He was a diver on the british national diving team and finished twelfth in the world championships in 1992. They may all be the same, but thats most of the draw for fans. A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers. Jason statham is at turns a film superstar and a cult item. A more reserved jason statham movie that has him as a cop trying to catch a cop killer, played well by aidan gillen. Brant is a tough cop with questionable ethics who teams up with officer nash to hunt down a crazed serial killer targeting their police brethren. All jason statham movies ranked statham this didnt work although it doesnt help, i never read the book and have no intention of doing so, but i can only imagine the plot holes in the book are as bad as the film.
Very violent, the only real surprise is that hes teamed up with a gay colleague which. The opening fight scene from the 2011 film blitz, starring jason statham. The film also stars paddy considine, aiden gillen, and. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by jason statham. A tough cop jason statham, crank and his sidekick paddy considine, the bourne ultimatum, who is battling ridicule from the squad for. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. See more ideas about jason statham, jason statham movies and statham movies. A fastpaced thriller set in contemporary london, blitz reflects. Blitz is a good movie that finally comes to life about 20 to 30 minutes in when we finally get to the main story. Typecast as the antihero, he is known for his actionthriller roles and portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters. To help promote the august 23rd release of the film, millennium entertainment has graciously provided us with two dvd copies of the film to giveaway to two lucky movie buzzers readers.
Jason statham holds an m590 a visually modified sigsauer p220 sport as agent evan funsch in the one 2001. It is nice to see statham do a movie where he isnt constantly kicking and. Bear in mind this is raw footage with no sound effects added. Jason statham stars as a sociopathic cop trying to take down a serial killer in this thriller from director elliot lester. Jason statham paddy considine aidan gillen luke evans david morrissey richard riddell chris wilson zawe ashton. This is a typical jason statham movie in which he plays a well hard london geezer this time with the met in the east end on the trial of a crazed serial killer. Jason statham to blitz a killer on uk home video dread central. Our man is a straightup villain in this daft but energetic bmovie. Let me tell you what jason statham is good at, so you get what i mean, he does the bad guy, with a heart, and great at action fighting scenes better than anyone today. Dont go expecting the over the top explosions of the transporter trilogy or the expendables.
Jason statham, paddy considine and david morrissey star in a decent london police thriller. All contents are provided by nonaffiliated third parties. Thus, complaining that this jason statham movie is just like all the others seems like a pointless criticism to me. Jason statham was born in shirebrook, derbyshire, to eileen yates, a dancer, and barry statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. The characters inhabit a dirty, violent london and have their share of regrets. Watch blitz 2011 online for free the roku channel roku. Jason statham as detective sergeant tom brant paddy considine as acting inspector porter nash. Jason statham heres an uncut take from the movie blitz. Detective sergeant tom brant jason statham uses it as well. Once the chase is on with the odd couple partnership of tough rule breaking tom brant jason statham and gay straight laced porter nash paddy considine pursuing the cop killing criminal whos hungry for notoriety the blitz aiden. All actors, scenes, videos, cast, characters, writers, directors, musicians and other crews. When a man calling himself blitz starts killing cops, tom brant jason statham, a tough cop with a reputation for violent tendencies, is the man for the job. Oct 29, 2010 the characters inhabit a dirty, violent london and have their share of regrets.
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2007 blacklist. Statham is at the top of his game and proves he can act, the film may be similar in the unflashy tone of statham s 2007 movie the bank job, but blitz is slightly inferior, but none the less is a gripping home grown brutal thriller that demands to be seen. Blitz 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film is based on the novel of the same name by ken bruen, which features his recurring characters detective sergeant tom brant and chief inspector james roberts. Good actors and a fairly enjoyable story make for a decent watch all round. Uk trailer for blitz starring jason statham collider. Zawe ashton in blitz 2011 zawe ashton and luke evans in blitz 2011 jason statham in. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman and finally of course, actor. Statham stuffs kim basinger in his trunk but she manages to place a random call to. This site 123movies does not store any files on its server.
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