Wild Card (2015)

Too much of everything

Fantastic!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Slow, boring, bad music. Just don't bother with this one.

As a work of "cinema," Wild Card is nothing special. There is unusual depth to Jason Statham's character and Stanley Tucci plays one of the nicest, kindest, and therefore most frightening mobsters ever. But there's no great drama or great emotional impact.As an "action thriller" it is better than most, but the fight scenes don't measure up to "Transporter 1".Fine, mindless entertainment but it lacks the non-stop action of some of Mr. Statham's other films.

This is another team effort between Simon West and Jason Statham after they worked on the Mechanic and also Expendables 2 (the best one in the trilogy in my mind).I enjoyed the whole film. All the characters were interesting and as much as I like the great fight scenes I also enjoyed seeing an unexpected Stanley Tucci, Sofia Vergara (looking incredible) and lots of Vegas shots.I thought the film captured well the whole Vegas scene and I liked the scenes of Statham gambling and interacting with other characters.I like Statham and this has to be one of the most entertaining of his films that I've seen in a long time.I don't know why this has received poor ratings. It's entertaining, it's engaging and it's a Jason Statham film, what exactly were people expecting from a Statham film?Worth checking out if you have a remote interest in Mr Statham. I watched it at 3.30am and it kept me awake (which is always a good indicator in my mind!)

In WILD CARD, Jason Statham plays Nick Wild, a hard drinking bodyguard with a gambling problem who is trying to leave Las Vegas. He gets hired to help a nerdy kid named Cyrus to overcome his fear of living, while being asked to extract revenge on three connected thugs who beat up his ex girlfriend. If this plot description sounds convoluted and hard to follow, it's because it is. There is little to cheer for here, from the one dimensional thugs to the battered ex girlfriend. Even the presence of Sofia Vergara and Jason Alexander at the beginning of the film were useless, and seemed more likely as a scheme to try to sell more tickets and/or give those actors an easy paycheck.The one saving grace in the movie was Stanley Tucci's portrayal as a Steve Wynn type casino owner who clearly has the power to kill any enemy, but remains noticeably calm because he doesn't have to raise his voice to anyone. Other than that, this movie isn't worth watching.