We live in a world where a little action, adventure and revenge make for a good entertaining night out for most of us, well, one would think so anyway.
Jason Statham is a terrific action star who many seem to enjoy, me included. His most recent work in theaters now is Wrath of Man. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the story, also starring Holt McCallany among others is a story that has a lot of promise. A former hit man and mafia insider seeks revenge against those who killed a member of his family. He goes undercover with a security company to find out who is responsible for the murder. He barely gets by his tests to get hired on as to not give anything away, unfortunately, he soon comes under scrutiny as he is just too good at his job while guarding an armored truck.
While the action sequences are well shot and graphic, something I always enjoy in an action movie of this sort, there are things lost in the apparent theme. The obvious concepts of revenge, vigilante justice are themes well worth discussing. Can we, or should we seek vengeance or is that a concept solely for God? How far do we go in the execution of “justice?” What about the impact on others, even innocent others who may be impacted by the justice and restitution we may seek? All themes well worth asking and can be adequately addressed in a movie of this sort if having a character with redeeming values. A character you are pulling for and like, whether they win out in the end or not, is something that can cause the audience to think and process the questions. While some may always want a happy ending and good to happen, I sway from that approach as I appreciate the reality that it rains on the just and the unjust. In Wrath of Man however, we unfortunately don’t have a redeeming character at all.
I attended this movie with two other people, we all left the theater feeling the same, shortchanged by the story and not one redeeming character. We all felt the movie was so poorly put together that it was hard to follow. I have seen the videos on YouTube titled, “Explaining The Wrath of Man.” Well let me be clear about something, if I have to watch a YouTube video to explain the movie or have to see it multiple times, I would just rather not see the movie, especially if I am having to pay for it.
I love Jason Statham action movies, I had high hopes and expectations for this one but was let down. It wasn’t the concept, the concept of justice, vengeance and so forth are great topics. I just felt the movie fell short and therefore have an obligation to express my feelings, especially since I was looking so forward to seeing it. That all said, how do we deal with issues such as retribution, justice, vengeance and so forth? How far should we or are we allowed to go when we experience wrongs? Is vengeance truly God’s? Does God ever use people in that process? Do we live in a world where there seems to be more of a desire to execute vengeance than to find a point of reconciliation and brotherhood? I don’t have the answers, but the questions are worth discussion, at least I think so.
On a scale of 1 – 10 for the 3 other friends I went with, I did enjoy their company so in their honor I will give the movie a disappointing score of 3
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