I think that the main focus of the film is on Parker's formidable fighting skills and his witty plans. The fight and gun-fight scenes are thrilling, gory and satisfying. On top of that, both Parker and Leslie have provided comical relief which lighted up the film at appropriate moments.
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Parker also opened this week, starring Jason Statham (from the Transporter and The Expendables series) and the bootylicious Jennifer Lopez. The KayElleGuy was kinda excited to catch JLo on the silver-screen again (Its the first movie starring JLo that I'm watching after Maid In Manhattan). First, let's see what the movie is about.
Parker
Language: English
Run Time: 118 minutes // 1 hour 58 minutes
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rating: '18' (Malaysia) // 'R' for strong violence, language throughout and brief sexual content/nudity
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis and cast (See the elaborated list of cast members below)
Date-of-Release: 24 January 2013 (Malaysia) // 25 January 2013 (USA)
What is it about: A thief with a unique code of professional ethics, Parker (played by Jason Statham) is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a real estate agent Leslie (played by Jennifer Lopez), he plans to evening out scores with the crew by hijacking their latest heist.
Tagline: To Get Away Clean, They Have To Play Dirty.
(Read on for Parker review)
I admit that I was rather sceptical about the film at the beginning. While the plot is rather predictable, the opening scenes were rather interesting and looked promising. However, looking at it from a different point of view, having a predictable plot also means that its easily understood. The funny thing is I was able to predict those 'surprise' scenes like whenever someone attacks from behind and stuff, that's basically how predictable Parker was. That aside, I have rather enjoyed the action scenes where Jason's character was very Bond-like.
Jason Statham played his character well, portraying an honourable thief with underlying self-confidence and dignity. His character was very resourceful and was even able to pull off the Southern accent well enough. JLo played a financially and emotionally-frustrated divorced real estate agent who would do what it takes to get out of the rut she was in. I love both of them in their characters, and I find the act believable.
There isn't very elaborated cinematography involved in the film, but I love the location they have chosen for the movie. Viewers were treated to a peek into the too-expensive-to-buy properties on Palm Beach, Florida. It helped to illustrate the inner-frustration of JLo's character who was always surrounded by the rich and famous, but couldn't even settle her car loan which pushed her into committing to help Parker.
I think that the main focus of the film is on Parker's formidable fighting skills and his witty plans. The fight and gun-fight scenes are thrilling, gory and satisfying. On top of that, both Parker and Leslie have provided comical relief which lighted up the film at appropriate moments.
Parker is your average crime/thriller movie with predictable plot and good action scenes. It's a good movie to watch with friends and your partner on a fun night out. For Malaysian viewers, expect heavy censorship during at least 2 scenes in the movie which contain sexual content and extremely gore image.
Jason Statham played his character well, portraying an honourable thief with underlying self-confidence and dignity. His character was very resourceful and was even able to pull off the Southern accent well enough. JLo played a financially and emotionally-frustrated divorced real estate agent who would do what it takes to get out of the rut she was in. I love both of them in their characters, and I find the act believable.
There isn't very elaborated cinematography involved in the film, but I love the location they have chosen for the movie. Viewers were treated to a peek into the too-expensive-to-buy properties on Palm Beach, Florida. It helped to illustrate the inner-frustration of JLo's character who was always surrounded by the rich and famous, but couldn't even settle her car loan which pushed her into committing to help Parker.
I think that the main focus of the film is on Parker's formidable fighting skills and his witty plans. The fight and gun-fight scenes are thrilling, gory and satisfying. On top of that, both Parker and Leslie have provided comical relief which lighted up the film at appropriate moments.
Parker is your average crime/thriller movie with predictable plot and good action scenes. It's a good movie to watch with friends and your partner on a fun night out. For Malaysian viewers, expect heavy censorship during at least 2 scenes in the movie which contain sexual content and extremely gore image.
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(7.0 / 10)
(7.0 / 10)
List of cast members:
- Jason Statham as Parker
- Jennifer Lopez as Leslie Rodgers
- Michael Chiklis as Melander
- Wendell Pierce as Carlson
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Ross
- Bobby Cannavale as Jake Fernandez
- Patti LuPone as Ascension
- Carlos Carrasco as Norte
- Micah A. Hauptman as August Hardwicke
- Emma Booth as Claire
- Nick Nolte as Hurley
- Daniel Bernhardt as Kroll and cast
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