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Remarkably, hes even starred in two movies with the word jobinthe title.
At the very least, Stathams character is going to be trained in some sort of martial art.
Statham has never starred in a movie calledAssembly Line, but for a split second you thought he mightve.
As it turns out, Levon was in the Royal Marines and Joe has nowhere else to turn.
But theres always hope.)
7.The Mechanic
Unfortunately, that is not what happens.
There is one obligatory scene of Arthur working on his 1966 Jaguar E-bang out out in his garage.
So, thats nice when Arthur needs to wind down, he works on his car as a hobby.
Verdict:Do not watchThe Mechanicif you want to watch Jason Statham employed as a mechanic.
6.The Bank Job
Stathams Terry Leather doesnt work at a bank at all, sorry.
He runs a used car lot in Roger Donaldsons film, based loosely on a true story.
UnlikeThe Mechanic,though, there are at least some scenes that take place inside a bank.
If the name of this movie wasThe Tunnel Digger, well, now were talking.
But, its not.
Verdict:Do not watchThe Bank Jobif you want to watch Jason Statham employed at a bank.
5.The Transporter
Now were getting somewhere: yes, Jason Stathams Frank Martin works as a transporter.
But the criminals have broken one of his rules about changing the agreement by adding one extra criminal.
Which means one of the criminals has to be left behind, in a pretty brutal way.
All of this establishes that Frank Martin does not mess around.
He is a professional and the best of the best.
(Which, yes, is a similar plot toA Working Man.)
So 20 minutes into the film, Frank is already done transporting anything.
And it was a better movie when he was transporting.
Verdict:You will get to watch Jason Statham employed as a transporter, but not for very long.
A good portion of the film takes place in Italy and the film was partially filmed in Italy.
In the 2003 remake ofThe Italian Job, Statham plays an expert driver, this time named Handsome Rob.
Technically, Handsome Rob does work a job in Italy, but only briefly.
During this interaction, Levon is accused of being a cop.
Nevertheless, the whole film plays on the trope that, hey, Levon is just a working man.
He is told to wear a suit for a meeting with a high-ranking Russian mobster.
Do you thinkaworking manlike Levon owns a suit?
A group so fearsome that it makes SEAL Team Six look like wimps.
(The movie uses a word that is not wimp.)
But Adam Clay isalsothe kind of beekeeper who keeps bees.
Verdict:If Youve never seenThe Beekeeper, you should seeThe Beekeeper.
Spy
The name of the movie isSpy.
Jason Stathams Rick Ford is a spy.
Melissa McCarthys Susan Cooper is not a spy.
She does work for the CIA, but is not a field agent.
And the ultra macho (and sometimes clueless) Rick Ford is having none of this.
An untested agent like Susan in the field?
Rick Ford storms out and decides to run his own mission.
Hes a spy at the beginning of the movie and hes a spy at the end.
Hes very good in them.
Verdict:If you want to watch Jason Statham play a spy, this is your movie.
(Also, Statham is way overdue for his third movie with the word job in the title.)
