A Gritty Tale of Redemption and Revenge
In ‘A Working Man’, Jason Statham perfectly depicts the character of Levon Cade, an employee that chooses to leave his black ops profession to become a construction worker to raise his daughter securely. This apparent tranquility quickly comes to an end as his boss’s daughter dubbed Jenny mysteriously disappears. Thus, the film narrates Cade’s story of the attempt to leave a dark past behind and employ black ops skills to prevent a dangerous criminal plot threatening his new life.
The movie has strong nuances of redemption and radioactive responsibility to analyze how past can be a help and a burden in face with the danger to society. The mood is dark and rather intensive allowing for the focus on the spying context and Levon’s double life. His fight portrays the classic fight between responsibility and self-interest all in a show as he exposes the vice hidden beneath a serene town.
Jason Statham really plays out Levon Cade well, showing his tenacity as well as frailty at some point. This invokes a reasonable and interesting playing of a father man who is conflicted between his old and new life. As Cade’s psy-ops turned-around psychic friend, David Harbour adds layers of conflicted elements all the while touching the milieu lightly with a comedic tone every once in a while. Michael Peña has richer roles included in the supporting cast,;
The director, David Ayer manages to keep a firm rein on the edgy storyline that mostly incorporates suspense incidents and effective actions scenes. His involvement in the film maintains the pace high and interesting, the film seeks to depict order and chaos.
The music used in the movie is quite appropriate, supports the thrilling view of the film. It blends perfectly into every scene, creating tension when appropriate and giving the audience a much-needed breather when it is no longer necessary.
The cinematography of the film has used contrasts and emphasized darkness in every scene. A feature transition from warm family drama to cold-boned handler’s lairs and back.
A Working Man is set both in cozy and warm family house and in the grimly detailed criminal underbelly of the large city, thus underlining the duality of Levon.
The special effects are moderate but rather effective for the movie and used in successful manner, focused on the fight scenes and some other dramatic actions.
The editing in ‘ There are no wasted moments—each shot sets up the next.
Just like the lead character portrayed by Jason Statham, the dialogue is crass and undeveloped. The dialogues between the characters are rather concise, which contributes to the tension in the film as well as to developing the rapport when it is required.
Despite the fact that ‘A Working Man’ tells an entailing story and contains powerful action sequences, there are some moments in the film I would like to see more elaborate concentration on the characters’ background. Consequently, one can sometimes get the feeling that the movie is more keen on its rush than on its substance; for instance, some character’s motives feel quite shallow at times.
In total, ‘A Working Man’ is a great action-crime-thriller that delivers not only the trace of a crook Statham but also shows his sensitive and loving side. It has gone down in the pantheon of action-thriller films, where we can consider loyalty, sacrifice and redemption as well as define them unforgivingly. However, the authors of the film do not shy away from some clichés, nevertheless, the film is filled with a great story that makes viewers sit tight from beginning to end.
