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A Working Man (2025)
Directed by David Ayer
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Overview
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss’s daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
Rated R | Length 116 minutes
Actors
Jason Statham | Jason Flemyng | Merab Ninidze | Maximilian Osinski | Cokey Falkow | Michael Peña | David Harbour | Noemi Gonzalez | Arianna Rivas | Isla Gie | Emmett Scanlan | Eve Mauro | Kristina Poli | Andrej Kaminsky | Greg Kolpakchi | Piotr Witkowski | Chidi Ajufo | Ricky Champ | Max Croes | Kenneth Collard | Richard Heap | Joanna DeLane | Muki Zubis | Alexander Bracq | David Witts | Wayne Gordon | Daniel Lundh | Jose Conejo Martin | Eddie J. Fernandez | Jade Coatsworth | Alana Boden | Leah Walker | Priyasasha Kumari | Jonathan Nyati | Kya Brame | C.C. DeNeira | Sophie-Louise Craig | Neil Bishop | Tom Vaughan | Andrea Vasiliou | Andrew John Nolan | Seán Gannon | Patrick Franklin | Darren Morrissey | Benjamin Gunner | Prince Marfo | Judy Matheson | Nilesh Hindocha | Eli Sowden-Mehta | Benjamin Schnau
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/29/2025 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I went in expecting something more akin to Ayers’ and Statham’s last collaboration, THE BEEKEEPER, and instead got a weird, fractured mix of Chicago location shooting, London-as-Chicago scenes, and overstuffed theatrically staged scenes that don’t all work together really well. There are so many odd, incongruous choices in this. All the staged scenes are weird and overly-theatrical. For instance the first time Statham visits his father-in-law’s house to pick up his daughter, his father-in-law, who is a doctor (of what is never explained) is having an Alice in Wonderland-themed party on the front lawn (also never explained).
The Russian mob bad guys are like a gang of cartoon characters. There are so many plot points that just dead end into nothing, it’s perplexing.
All of that was so distracting that it kept me from just sitting back and basking in the insanity of it all. I think I need to see it again to form a true opinion.
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