Film Review – Shelter

Jason Statham likes to work. And he’s been cranking out movies for quite some time now, with wildly different results. He’s achieved success with his more ridiculous endeavors, including 2024’s “The Beekeeper” (a sequel is coming next year), but he’s certainly not working to stretch as an actor, walking in Charles Bronson’s footprints with actioners that strictly favor his growly voice and physical intimidation, sticking with a one-man-army formula. The latest addition to his filmography is “Shelter,” which looks to pull out a slightly more emotional side of Statham, who portrays a man of solitude suddenly in charge of protecting a girl who needs his help. The screenplay by Ward Perry isn’t an original concoction of spy games and blunt force trauma, but the picture retains some decent roughness, and director Ric Roman Waugh (who was just in theaters with “Greenland 2: Migration”) keeps the usual business of violence and survival decently compelling. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com