Not too many movie stars these days have the power to pull audiences to theaters, but has consistently proved his worth, especially when he headlines meathead action movies in a certain budget range. His latest vehicle, , debuted theatrically this week, and is aiming for a solid opening weekend haul at the domestic box office. Statham is coming off of a surprise hit, last year's . And it seems like this positive momentum is going to continue with A Working Man, at least as far as the film's commercial performance is concerned. It has, however, fallen short of The Beekeeper in terms of critical reception.
The movie recently fell into the "rotten" zone on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, and currently holds a 54% approval rating with less than 70 reviews so far. Not too long ago, it was hovering in the "fresh" territory with a 62% score. Any movie that settles on a score above 60% is declared "fresh" by Rotten Tomatoes. And while many of Statham's movies have emerged as hits, not too many have been critically acclaimed. Had A Working Man earned a "fresh" Rotten Tomatoes score, it would've been only the third time in his career that Statham headlined back-to-back positively reviewed movies. The last time that this happened was with (67%) and (68%).
(95%), which debuted a decade ago. Also in his top five are (82%); (79%); (75%), and (74%). Curiously enough, three of his five overall collaborations with director have resulted in positive Rotten Tomatoes scores. Each of his movies in the massively successful Fast & Furious franchise is also rated "fresh" on the platform, although none of the three Transporter movies that he headlined received positive reviews. His worst-rated film remains , which holds a 4% approval rating.
In his review of A Working Man, Collider's described it as "" Directed by , who also co-wrote the script with , A Working Man is based on the 2014 novel "Levon's Trade," by Chuck Dixon. Ayer and Statham's The Beekeeper, by comparison, holds a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the movie grossed over $150 million worldwide last year. You can watch A Working Man in theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
