Review: Blitz

Anyone waiting for the potential Luther movie might find 2011 effort Blitz has enough things goings for it to tide them over, as it has the same stylish, but ultimately silly sense of fun present in the BBC TV series.

Jason Statham may not have the charisma of the former Stringer Bell in the lead role - he's better doing the talking with his fists and Blitz doesn't quite have enough action to match up to his previous films, but a strong support cast of the likes of Paddy Considine, Aiden Gillen and David Morrissey do most of the actual acting between Statham's one-liners as the by any means necessary detective Brant.

It really should be total rubbish, but somehow it ends up being incredibly entertaining, like most Statham films.

Review: Safe

It's rather fitting that this by the numbers Jason Statham action-flick is so preoccupied with them, as numbers are the loose theme that ties the film together.

The plot is all over the place as Statham goes from MMA fighter to Hobo to CIA Agent, taking on Triads, Russians, policemen and politicians at various points, protecting a young Chinese girl from the many, many villains on screen.

Thankfully the plot is never the main reason to see a Statham film and the action definitely delivers , making the film fun throughout. The central relationship between Statham's Luke Wright and human calculator Mei is reminiscent at times of Leon - and its this relationship that brings the film above average into an entertaining action film that whilst offering nothing new, knows how to play to its strengths.