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✗ SKIP — Not worth it
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The Mechanic

1972 · 1h 39m · Action, Crime, Thriller

IMDb 6.8 Metacritic 51 RT 50%

Skip it tonight unless you're a die-hard action junkie. This is a by-the-numbers hitman thriller that trades originality for slick violence—competent but forgettable, with a predictable twist that undermines whatever tension the setup promises.

Plot

Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.

Director: Michael Winner

Cast: Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland, Linda Ridgeway

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