‘Parker’ Review: How to Turn a Serviceable Thriller into a Bloody Bore

You could completely remove the Jennifer Lopez character from this Jason Statham shoot-em-up and have a much sharper and less muddled movie

If you’ve ever wanted to see the camel that’s the result of that proverbial horse-building committee, check out “Parker” — and the hump, you’ll pardon the expression, is the character played by Jennifer Lopez. But more on her in a moment.

Jason Statham stars as Jason Statham as Parker, a master criminal who actually believes in honor among thieves. That’s why he’s so furious and out for revenge against the quartet of hoods (played by Michael Chiklis, Wendell Parker, Micah A. Hauptman and Clifton Collins, Jr.) who bungled their recent robbery of a state fair. Oh, and they also shot Parker and left him for dead by the side of the road, but that almost seems like a secondary offense to our hero.

Want to keep reading?

Create a free account, or log in with your email below.

 

Gain access to unlimited free articles, news alerts, select newsletters, podcasts and more.

 

Comments