Rédemption
Hummingbird
Réalisation:
Steven KnightScénario:
Steven KnightPhotographie:
Chris MengesMusique:
Dario MarianelliActeurs·trices:
Jason Statham, Agata Buzek, Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong, Christian Brassington, Lee Asquith-Coe, Andrew Ellis, David Bradley, Josef Altin (plus)Résumés(1)
Ex-soldat des forces spéciales britanniques, Joey Jones se retrouve à la rue dans Londres après s'être enfui pour échapper à un procès en cour martiale. En s'introduisant par effraction dans un appartement inoccupé, il découvre de quoi recommencer une nouvelle vie. Bientôt, il décroche un petit boulot dans un restaurant chinois. Plongeur, puis videur, il va peu à peu gravir les échelons pour devenir chauffeur et homme de main d'un ponte de la mafia chinoise. Sa volonté sans limite et sa force physique lui font rapidement gagner la confiance de ses employeurs qui l'ont surnommé « Crazy Joe ». En voulant retrouver son ancienne petite amie, Joey découvre qu'elle a été assassinée. Il se jure de tout faire pour la venger. Commence alors pour lui une plongée infernale dans les pires bas-fonds de Londres... (Metropolitan FilmExport)
(plus)Critiques (4)
One of the movies with Jason Statham where you don’t get too many laughs. Surprisingly, Jason isn’t spitting out catchphrases left and right, and what’s more, he isn’t killing tons of enemies to support the action part of the flick. Everything seems pretty realistic, that is if you are willing to accept that Jason starts an affair with a nun. Still, this is one of the more civil, serious and genuine action films that doesn’t put too much emphasis on the protagonist, but rather on emotions, which makes for a rather non-stereotypical impression.
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Statham still has some surprises up his sleeve. All the run-of-the-mill punch-ups have started blending into one and it’s nice to see baldy act a little again. Statham’s PTSD, constantly replaying the horrors of war, including hummingbirds, to our stoically calm hero, gives necessary depth to the story. Marianelli’s music plays on the emotions so discreetly that you don’t even realize that you’re watching an action thriller. The romantic storyline between a gangster and the nun all of a sudden doesn’t appear that funny anymore. Everything fits perfectly into a place and the ending, even tho it could have been shallow and optimistic, resisted becoming that kind of ballast. An unexpectedly humane drama that reflects all of the woes of London, from class differences, thru international multiethnic friction, to domination of a Chinese crime empire.
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Probably the first essentially non-action film with Jason Statham that makes the viewer think. This is called progress. But they succeed only halfway. The ideas are nice, Statham occasionally tries to act, but I still didn't believe him very much as a homeless man.
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Jason Statham as a killer and a thug who falls in love with a nun. Unlikely? Not at all, especially if the film remains decent. Decent means that we won't actually see the nun having sex, even though it does happen between them. We still have to maintain some Christian values, right? No, it's a shame if the film held back a bit, it would be better. Like this, it's just an action romantic drama that tries for a strong ending, which it partially succeeds at. I guess I just expected mindless violence, but it's nice to see that Statham still has his acting skills.
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