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Title: Parker (2013)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Statham | ... | Parker | |
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Leslie Rodgers | |
| Michael Chiklis | ... | Melander | |
| Wendell Pierce | ... | Carlson | |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | Ross | |
| Bobby Cannavale | ... | Jake Fernandez | |
| Patti LuPone | ... | Ascension | |
| Carlos Carrasco | ... | Norte | |
| Micah Hauptman | ... | August Hardwicke | |
| Emma Booth | ... | Claire | |
| Nick Nolte | ... | Hurley | |
| Daniel Bernhardt | ... | Kroll | |
| Billy Slaughter | ... | Ohio State Fair Security Guard Ben | |
| Jon Eyez | ... | Jack | |
| Carl J. Walker | ... | Ohio State Fair Accounts Manager (as Carl Walker) | |
Parker is a thief who has an unusual code. He doesn't steal from the poor and hurt innocent people. He is asked to join four other guys on a job. They pull it off flawlessly. They tell Parker that what they got can help them set up another job which will net them much more. But Parker doesn't want to join them and asks for his share. But they need it all so they try to kill him. They dispose of his body but someone finds him--he is still alive--and takes him to the hospital. After recovering he sets out to get back at the ones who tried to kill him, another one of his codes. Despite being told that they are working for a known mobster which he was not aware of, he still wants to go after them. He learns where they are and poses as a wealthy Texan looking to buy a house. So he hires a real estate agent, Leslie Rogers to show him around. He is actually trying to find out where they're holed up. And when he finds it, he sets out on his plan to get them. But when they learn he is alive, ... Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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I wanted to like this movie so much, because I really think Jason Statham has some serious acting skills and he deserves some good scripts. Also the story is based on a book, so it should have been good.
Alas, it was not to be. And it has almost nothing to do with J-Lo being in the movie. The characters are bland, illogical in almost everything they do, even Parker, the Statham's character. Worst than that: they are unsympathetic. You have a lot of greedy people, some of them evil, some of them stupid, and apart from them is Parker, who is not greedy, just stupid. He puts everybody at risk for his own principles, he gets beat up and shot a few times and somehow he still walks. It's like Crank, but without anything fun in it.
I have to say I am a fan of Michael Chiklis, from Vegas, but his role was small and two dimensional. One dimensional, really, but I was going with the cardboard metaphor. You wanna know who was the most clear cut character, the one that did the job and was consistent? Daniel Bernhardt in the role of the Mafia killing machine.
So, bottom line: a waste of time and of good actors.