The Mechanic
“He has 100 ways to kill... and they all work!”
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.
A detached, professional hitman navigates a lonely existence. This film feels like a masterclass in cold execution, a gritty, utilitarian descent into the methodical world of contract killing. It’s a cool, bleak look at a life lived by the rules of the job.
