Safe

Actors:  Jason Statham, Chris Sarandon, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount, Reggie Lee
Rating:  8 out of 10, mindless, action thriller – check, gratuitous violence and huge body count - check, me loving the movie – check.  Mei, a young girl (played ably by Chan) has memorized an important criminal code, is pursued through New York City by the Chinese mob, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is a street person (Statham) whose life was destroyed by some the same gangsters on her trail.  Of course he’s a whole lot more than just that as we gradually learn. He plays the same deadly, kick ass character again, but boy is he good at that. He’s also my wife’s latest heart throb so she was gushing about his shirtless scenes.  This movie doesn’t try to be anything more than it is and for that reason it works. The supporting cast is excellent in small roles led by Chan.  Burke is scarily ominous as a corrupt cop and Lee is exceptional as a conflicted but still vicious Chinese gangster.  The action scenes are incredibly well choreographed and Statham does what he does best – let the mayhem commence.  The plot has just enough meat on it to justify the mayhem and that makes for a great ride for the viewer – as long you weren’t expecting the Great Gatsby.  Great popcorn fare.
MVP:  Statham as Luke Wright brings his Transporter personae into a new role and still kicks massive ass