unashamedly over the top, co-directors mark neveldine and brian taylor’s crank stars british thespian jason statham as gun for hire chev chelios. in retaliation for events so simple that it becomes instantly complicated the second one tries to write them down chelios needs to keep his heart above a certain level, in lieu of death. its like a human version of speed, complete with the poor acting. yes folks, the acting is terrible, with special mention going to jose pablo cantillo as the villain of the piece, verona, but to be fair to the film its perfectly apt for what is eventually a fairly satisfying (if not overtly tiring) piece of action cinema. the film actually feels like a really uninvolving video game, bringing the likes of the earlier grand theft auto games to mind.