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The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.
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Mechanic: Resurrection
Action · Crime · Thriller · 2016
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
Movie details
Mechanic: Resurrection
“Four continents. Three kills... Or the love of his life is dead.”
2016 Action · Crime · Thriller 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.8 / 10
102.9K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
38 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mechanic: Resurrection?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Dennis Gansel
Written by
Philip Shelby · Tony Mosher · Rachel Long · Brian Pittman
Jason Statham
Arthur Bishop
Jessica Alba
Gina
Tommy Lee Jones
Max Adams
Michelle Yeoh
Mei
Sam Hazeldine
Riah Crain
John Cenatiempo
Jeremy
Toby Eddington
Adrian Cook
Court is in session
Put Mechanic: Resurrection on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.