Killer Elite (2011)

Jason Statham's casting agent seems to be getting him retro-style action film scripts.

Here, Statham plays an assassin for hire alongside "mentor" Robert De Niro and "cop" Clive Owen.

Watch this film for how its crazy anachronisms: story set in the 80s, the budget and explosion overkill from 90s action films, and visual aesthetic of 70s noir.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 19 October 2011.