A Working Manwon’t be in theaters until March 28, but Prime Video has the perfect alternativeJason Stathamaction thriller to watch in the meantime. Based on the 2014 novelLevon’s Tradeby Chuck Dixon,A Working Manstars Statham as Levon Cade, a former Royal Marines commando who left his life of violence behind and now works in construction. When his boss’ teenage daughter is abducted by human traffickers, Levon goes back to his old violent ways to rescue her. In his quest to save her, he untangles a sinister government conspiracy.
Based on its trailer,A Working Manseems to be a fun throwback to gritty old-school action thrillers about righteous heroes taking down despicable villains;it’s as if Statham has replaced Liam Neeson inTaken. It’ll be more than two months beforeA Working Man— written by Sylvester Stallone and directed byThe Beekeeper’s David Ayer — is released in theaters and Statham is back on the big screen. But Prime Video has one of Statham’s most underrated movies currently streaming, and it’s the perfect film to watch during the long wait for his new one.
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Statham Is Tasked With Saving A Young Girl With Important Numbers In Her Head
One ofStatham’s best action moviesis currently streaming on Prime. Statham stars inSafeas Luke Wright, an ex-cop and former cage fighter, whose wife is murdered by Russian gangsters after he accidentally wins a fixed fight. The mob boss promises to do the same to anyone Luke gets close to, so he cuts off contact with all his loved ones and lives off the grid as a homeless drifter. Meanwhile,a young mathematical prodigy named Mei is kidnapped by a Triad bossto use as a human calculator to erase his crime ring’s digital footprint.
Safewas written and directed byRemember the Titans' Boaz Yakin.
AfterMei memorizes the code to a safe in Chinatown containing $30 million, she’s targeted by the Triads, the Russian mafia, and a bunch of dirty New York cops. Luke reluctantly takes Mei under his wing andsinglehandedly protects her from the dozens of hardened killers coming after her. Throughout this dangerous journey across the city, Luke becomes a sort of father figure to Mei, who desperately needs one after being in the care of brutal gangsters. This relationship makesSafemore emotionally engaging than the average Statham action vehicle.
Safe’s Premise Is A Bit Like A Working Man’s But With A Twist
They’re Both About A Rescue Mission, But Safe Is A Little More Complicated
At its core,Safe’s premise is pretty similar toA Working Man. In both cases, Statham is a gruff badass with a particular set of skills who risks everything on a rescue mission. They’re both essentially a modern urban reimagining ofJohn Ford’s classic westernThe Searchers, in which John Wayne’s Confederate war veteran travels across the frontier to rescue his niece from the Native American tribe that kidnapped her. In bothSafeandA Working Man,Statham’s hero is tasked with saving a girl who’s been taken by nefarious baddies.
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But the premise ofSafeputs an interesting twist on the more minimalistic storyline ofA Working Man. InA Working Man, the girl he’s trying to save is just an innocent kid, butinSafe, she turns out to be a prodigy who’s been weaponized by criminals, which makes the whole ordeal much more complicated. WhereasA Working Manwill revolve around Statham’s search for the missing kid,Safehas the kid by his side for most of the movie. They develop a heartwarmingLone Wolf and Cub-style surrogate father-daughter relationship throughout the film, which is really touching.
Despite Middling Reviews, Safe Is A Perfect Precursor To A Working Man’s Potential Plot Twists
Safe Deserves Better Than 59% On Rotten Tomatoes
As is standard fora mindless Statham action movie,Safewas met with mixed reviews from critics.It’s currently sitting at 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, just below the “rotten” threshold; it’s one of the few movies with the exact same rating from critics and audiences. But that rating doesn’t reflect what a great movie this is. It might not do enough to impress non-action movie fans, but fans of the genre will get exactly what they’re looking for from this high-octane thrill-ride.
The best an audience can hope for from an action movie is a briskly paced story bolstered by a series of exhilarating action sequences with a compelling relationship at the heart of it, and Safe has exactly that.
The best an audience can hope for from an action movie is a briskly paced story bolstered by a series of exhilarating action sequences with a compelling relationship at the heart of it, andSafehas exactly that. There are so many people coming to get Mei thatJason Stathamis never too far away from a fight to the death, and the two characters’ relationship gives the movie a captivating dramatic core. Luke and Mei have both lost everyone they care about; all they have is each other, and they’ll do whatever it takes to protect that newfound bond.
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Safe follows former elite agent Luke Wright, played by Jason Statham, who becomes the protector of a young Chinese girl with a valuable numerical code. As they evade multiple factions, including the Triads, Russian Mafia, and corrupt New York City officials, Wright finds himself reintegrating into his former life of violence. Directed by Boaz Yakin, the film encapsulates a high-stakes narrative of survival and redemption.
