Synopsis
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
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Cast
- Jason StathamParker
- Jennifer LopezLeslie Rodgers
- Nick NolteHurley
- Michael ChiklisMelander
- Clifton Collins Jr.Ross
- Sala BakerErnesto
- Carlos CarrascoNorte
- Wendell PierceCarlson
- Emma BoothClaire
- Daniel BernhardtKroll
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
Parker...is not a great movie....But Parker is nonetheless great fun. It is part of a welcome trend, or counter-trend, in action filmmaking, an effort to strip away the apocalyptic bloat and digital fakery that have overtaken the genre and return to its pulpy, nasty, mechanical roots. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The picture is far from great, but it's a serviceable B-movie with some A-list talent on a slumming expedition. - 70
Variety
Crisp and efficient, with the occasional clunky moments, Parker also shows off Jennifer Lopez (literally) to good effect, while mostly squandering the rest of its first-rate cast. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Taylor Hackford directs crisply, unpretentiously. Patti LuPone goes Latina, playing Lopez's soap opera-addicted mom, and Bobby Cannavale is a Palm Beach cop with an eye for Leslie. The action is fast and furious. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The tight-lipped, give-no-quarter Statham is impeccable as the pitiless yet honourable Parker (though fans of the books will no doubt quibble, especially over the British accent). On the other hand, Lopez, that pleasant sex pot, hasn't a hope of producing the tragic desperation of her down-on-her-luck character. - 60
Los Angeles Times
If you're going to saturate a film with so much violence, at least it's nice to see an action hero - or antihero - actually feeling the pain. - 50
New York Post
Parker is watchable chiefly for Statham, who exudes effortless cool and excels in hand-to-hand combat, as well as demonstrating his skill at wielding some very unlikely weapons. - 40
New York Daily News
If you go in knowing what you're getting, you should come out relatively satisfied. Our hero vigorously beats up a parade of bad guys. Lots of bullets fly. There are a couple of decently plotted thefts. And to tell the truth, Statham's Southern accent is nearly worth the price of admission itself.
