Review: Wrath of Man

It's been a while since Jason Statham headlined a movie that made it to cinemas. His career never quite bottomed out in the mid-10s, but only because he pulled the pin himself after a string of tolerable (but increasingly only just) action movies that ground to a halt with a Mechanic sequel that barely qualified as a feature film. It was basically a fluke of timing that saw his silly giant shark chomp-fest The Meg (which had been delayed for ages) become a surprise hit around the time he turned out to be the best thing in The Fate of the Furious. Biff bang pow, he was starring in a spin off with The Rock and his star was back on the upswing. His recent run has put the focus more on his comedy chops (thanks in part to his stellar work in 2015's Spy ), presenting him as a somewhat gruff and lovable action geezer the whole family can cheer on. But his latest, highly entertaining film is a reminder that his career was largely built on the kind of action where a stoic tough gu...