Wild Card 2015

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: "This is the height of my career," says Jason Statham sarcastically in his latest potboiler ... Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: Las Vegas steals the show, even though it's played by New Orleans. Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: As usual, Statham gets a lot of mileage out of his droll, ever-present scowl, but as in "Heat," the movie's disparate narrative strands never really come together, and the climactic showdown feels pretty anticlimactic. Read more

Josh Modell, AV Club: A largely forgettable lark, notable more for its slight diversions from action-movie norms than anything else. Read more

Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter: Should cash in on Statham's loyal fan base, but will be a letdown to anyone looking for a real thrill ride. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: Sadly, "Wild Card" is no royal flush, no full house, no three of a kind. A bust is I think the term I'm searching for. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Does the curdled thriller "Wild Card" represent a brief misstep? Or is this the moment when Jason Statham, like so many action heroes before him, settles into self-caricature? Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: Slow-motion knockouts follow, with Mr. Statham as sure-fisted as ever, but the "Expendables" director Simon West can only summon dead air in between. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Globe and Mail: There will be abundant laying waste of unworthy opponents, and the groans you hear will not be his. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: No stranger to piloting action films, West allows the yarn to unwind at a perfectly measured pace. Read more

James Rocchi, TheWrap: It's hard to not feel a slight sense of disappointment when what looks like a steaming hot slab of fresh action filmmaking hot off the grill turns out to be microwaved leftovers. Read more

Steve Tilley, Toronto Sun: Wild Card doesn't really do [Statham] any favours, despite its rock-solid supporting cast and storied pedigree. Read more

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: Overstuffed and distractible, this episodic redo feels like a couple episodes of some Showtime series stitched into a feature ... Read more