Wrath of Man, new on Hulu, proves great Jason Statham thrillers can be ice cold

polygon.com:

Your typical Guy Ritchie protagonist is a brash, loud person who won’t shut the hell up. That’s doubly true of Guy Ritchie protagonists played by Jason Statham. So far, the duo has worked together on four movies, with Statham’s characters generally carrying the kind of Ritchie-movie swaggering bravado that can come off as charming or abrasive, depending on the role, the film, and the audience. Ritchie famously discovered the actor while Statham was selling fake perfume and jewelry on the streets of London — the director needed to cast a con artist in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Statham had on-the-job experience.

In the stellar Los Angeles-set crime thriller Wrath of Man, which you can (and should) watch now on Hulu, Statham’s lead character could accurately be described as “Guy Ritchie protagonist: quiet variant.” He’s cold, calculating, and not very talkative. The film is a little less manic, a little less exaggerated, and a lot less chatty than previous Ritchie/Statham collaborations like Snatch, which works to Wrath of Man’s benefit and makes it worth a watch now that it’s on streaming.

Based on the 2004 French thriller Cash Truck, Wrath of Man is a four-part, non-linear story about one explosive event and its ripple effect on the protagonist and the people around him. Five months after a deadly armored-car heist, the company that was robbed hires “H” (Statham) as its newest security guard. He barely passes his weapons test, and he walks in with a low profile and low expectations from his new co-workers. But when another robbery attempt occurs and H jumps into action with a chilling display of violence, his new co-workers are shocked and impressed.

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