Like clockwork, you can count on getting a new Jason Statham movie every year. And while many of them follow the same basic blueprint, they usually all feature the same ingredients that fans of the 58-year-old action star crave. That’s certainly the case for Statham’s latest action thriller “Mutiny”. This time he teams up with director Jean-François Richet for what looks to be another bullet-flying, bone-cracking good time.
For many, the story of “Mutiny” will ring strikingly familiar. Statham plays another former Special Forces soldier keeping a low profile after being framed for a crime he didn’t commit. While working private security on a cargo freighter, he discovers a human trafficking operation with powerful military connections. Like any good hero he fights back, using everything he has at his disposal. The first trailer lays out the fairly by-the-book story. But it’s the kinetic action sequences and Statham’s steely charisma that make this a film to see.
“Mutiny” swings its way into theaters on August 21st. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.