Blitz

"Not your average B movie"

That's the best way to describe Blitz.  Directed by Elliot Lester, this Crime/Thriller features a psychotic serial killer "The Blitz" (Aidan Gillen) on a cop killing murder spree.  The lead character is Detective Sergeant Tom Brant (Jason Statham).  Brant must piece together evidence to bring this killer to justice, all while dealing with burn out blackouts, the constant need for booze, and keeping his cigarette lit.


Now if you're like me, you'll watch any movie with Jason Statham.  Take for example movies like Snatch, Revolver, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,The Italian Job, the Transporter series, I could go on and on.  However in this instance I was very leery when pondering this rental.  There are no other big names in this film, this is only the directors second film, and it was never in theaters.


However, I was pleasantly surprised.  What you get is the always desired action, violence, plot, and of course foul mouthed Brits that you look for in any Statham film.  The story line is solid and the characters were well cast.  This film will never win an Oscar and probably wouldn't have done well in theaters, but if you like action thrillers that are "Stathamesque" you wont be disappointed with this one.

Overall Grade:  B


Word of advice:  If you have Netflix, they have recently added the film to the instant downloads that are available with your xbox, ps3, wii, or computer.