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  Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★½ 10

  Starring: The Bold, Bald, Gruff Action Man Jason Statham

  Jason Statham tries his hand at a different kind of thriller, one that appears to focus less on action and more on the somber, contemplative piece à la You Were Never Really Here, yet it is by no means as fantastic or effective.

  Though the cinematography steals the show, the performances are generally effective at embracing and capturing the film's tone. Unfortunately, the direction and script are both poor, and the film ends up seeming pretty dull, failing to live up to its potential or the committed performances of everyone involved, particularly Statham.

  All in all, in spite of the fact that it's certainly interesting to see Statham in a film that isn't your typical action thriller, the film ultimately falls short of the mark it could and should have be.

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  Review by Andy Summers 🤠 ★ 5

  Jason Statham shags a nun in this, need I say more?

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  Review by YI JIAN ★★★

  "Left hand only, make a fist"

  That scene! That scene with the slaves! If my life was a cartoon I would've leapt up from my chair with both arms on my head, mouth wide opened, exclamation marks doing the fucking cha-cha slide above me. It completely caught me off guard, the rest of the film screams mediocre, but I'll be damned if that scene didn't scare the balls off of me.

  I wish I could give Hummingbird more than 3 stars, but the writing is plain bad. Tonal shifts are weird too.

  Jason Statham still got it, though.

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 1

  Right up front there's a hard cut between UAV surveillance footage in Afghanistan and then in London. Drone feeds and security cams are a motif, and although it's a thread not fully tugged on it suggests not only a higher authority -- that to be "good" one should act as if someone is always watching -- but also that whoever is watching isn't necessarily benevolent or even neutral. If you wanted to categorize this strictly as a Statham vehicle, it's a pretty refreshingly idiosyncratic one. His prowess with violence is simultaneously a psychological cage and a tool of his often dubious moral judgment. Systems of control have a way of outsourcing the guilt they create onto the people that exercise power for them.

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  Review by Florin Scanlon ★★½

  Not exactly your typical action flick starring Jason Statham, Hummingbird is an ambitious movie that tries to offer both style and substance, neglecting entertainment as a result. Written and directed by Steven Knight, the man behind the script for Eastern Promises, Hummingbird's weakness can be found in the writing department (of all places even though Knight has proved his talent before) and in its translation to the screen. There are themes of faith, its place in a cruel world of long lost innocence replete with corruption where living is either a way of making profit or a constant struggle for survival, while war and abuse break the spirit and toss it on the streets. There's substance, but it's very bluntly…

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  Review by 🇵🇱 Steve G 🐝 ★★★★ 5

  Jason Statham as a sort of bald Batman stalking round London seducing nuns, doing human trafficking for the Triads and hurling sexually abusive stockbrokers off skyscrapers while threatening to kill pimps with a spoon and beating up football fans? Yes please.

  Hummingbird is typical of the type of Statham film that tries to be a bit more serious than most of his stuff. Contrary to much of what was written about this movie when it was released a few years ago, it's not like Statham hadn't done movies of a reasonably similar ilk before. But it does exhibit the same identity problems that his other such films had.

  It wants to be a serious crime drama and a commentary on…

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  Review by Justin LaLiberty ★★★★ 3

  the Crank films tend to be cited as Statham’s hardened exploitation pictures but, for my money, this feels more akin to the downtrodden, misanthropic, brutally violent genre films of the 70s — advertised as a routine Statham actioner but mostly more reserved (albeit with moments of bad guys being tossed off of rooftops and held at spoon-point) and character driven, positing Statham as a vigilante of sorts, walking the streets of London, seducing young nuns and pummeling vicious men; it’s all quite great and features what is arguably Statham’s best acting work

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  Review by Zezo ★★★½

  I didn't thought that I will ever watch a romance movie for Jason Statham, but I enjoyed it only had couple of scenes that was so good and the rest wasn't the best to be honest.

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  Review by Matt Singer ★½ 9

  I'm such an Jason Statham apologist, I can defend THE MECHANIC. I can defend PARKER. I can even kind of defend KILLER ELITE.

  But I can't defend this one.

  Ploddingly paced, strangely plotted, and half-heartedly performed by the usually game Statham. The lack of action isn't as big of a problem as the lack of drama. Nothing happens in this movie. There's barely even any redemption (not surprisingly, REDEMPTION is actually a replacement for a different title, which didn't make a ton of sense either). Disappointing.

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  Review by nayazuuuuuu ★★

  This ain't good

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  Review by Noah Cassidy ★★½

  I drink to weaken the machine they made.

  What is it with films having intriguing titles that are then tossed aside to have some more "marketable" bullshit name? If anything, that is maybe representative of Hummingbird, or Redemption, as a whole. I can tell that there is some kind of interesting film here. It's shot well, I like a lot of the lighting, and Jason Statham makes for a compelling lead in an action/drama. Stories of redemption after a horrible act are stories that we see pretty often in fiction, especially these thriller types of features, and that's for a reason. When they're done well, they can leave real impact. This just doesn't. Its pacing is all over the place,…

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  Review by Travis Lytle ★★½

  Steven Knight's "Hummingbird" (also known as "Redemption") is an acceptable action film that never quite determines what it wants to be. Starring Jason Statham as a war veteran who adopts another man's identity and becomes a force with which to be reckoned in London's seedy underbelly, the film moves from action beats to character moments but gives neither the opportunity to shine. It is an interesting concept that is executed uninterestingly.

  The premise, former soldier attempts to come to grips with his life by becoming a different sort of hero, is solid, but "Hummingbird" is unable to flesh out its narrative satisfyingly. Knight's protagonist is more than just a weapon, meeting violence-tempering allies along his character arc, but he is…