Jason Statham should probably stop pretending not to be who he actually is. In recent films, he’s played a construction worker and a beekeeper who turned out to have secret pasts as lethal government operatives. In his latest effort he plays a lighthouse keeper on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. It’s not hard to figure out that he’s hiding a lethal past. I’m beginning to suspect that he’s not really an actor but rather a deadly assassin who’s just pretending to be one.
In any case, Shelter reliably provides plenty of the action that Statham fans crave, not to mention his trademark charisma and low-key underplaying that makes Charles Bronson look overly demonstrative. But the film also adds a strong emotional component that gives it more gravitas than his usual vehicles. And it boasts some top-flight British actors in the cast, including Bill Nighy,…
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