'Shelter' Review: Jason Statham's Latest Action Vehicle Follows a Familiar Formula
By
John Serba
Pulled from the oven just right. Trustworthy, fact-dense, deeply satisfying.
Summary
A review of the film 'Shelter' on Starz, directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Jason Statham. The article critiques the film as a generic action vehicle in the aging-action-star sub-genre, comparing it to Statham's other recent work like The Beekeeper and A Working Man. It notes Statham is best when smirking beneath the action, and highlights young newcomer Bodhi Rae Breathnach as his endangered-child co-star.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledShelter finds director Ric Roman Waugh shifting his attention from generic Gerard Butler action vehicles to a similar 4WD pickup truck on the same lot: generic Jason Statham vehicles.
Statham is best when he's smirking beneath the action.
Young newcomer Bodhi Rae Breathnach co-stars as Statham's endangered-child figure before she goes on to seemingly greater things.
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