the mechanic

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472399/

"desolate" is the only word i can think of to describe this film. it had the requisite action scenes and properly intricate assassinations of well-protected people. the conflict was predictable, though reasonably well-executed.

the ending did not play out anything like i thought it would, in both good and bad ways. on the one hand, i was pleased to not be handed yet another saccharine hollywood ending, but on the other hand, i was left baffled with regard to what i was supposed to take away from this movie. for example, the character development that i thought was happening turned out to not have actually happened. it was like a giant screw you sandwich. or sammich, as i believe the kids are calling it these days. anyway, i am pretty sure that the only thing which really transformed thoughout was that a bunch of people transformed into dead. i guess there was a great deal of property damage, too.