Another Jason Statham Homerun

Hands down, Jason Statham is number one. One day it might have been Sean Connery. Another day it was Burt Lancaster. Then it was Vin Diesel. But lately and still running strong, for me, at least Jason Statham is the number one movie star.

Just saw another Statham movie I hadn't seen before. It's called Parker. And it was fantastic. I mean I haven't seen a Statham movie yet that I haven't liked. They are all great. I remember seeing Wild Card recently and I raved about it. Chaos wasn't as great as Wild Card, but it was still good. But this movie Parker, was just as great as any of them. I mean just as great as The Transporter franchise, and The Mechanic. It was super great even.

And as a bonus, Jennifer Lopez was in it. Still in her prime too. I never have been a JLo fan, but she was fantastic in this movie. I was so relieved that I didn't have to watch her beat up ten men all at once, like Hollywood has been forcing me to do the last few years. No. JLo was a real estate agent. Just an ordinary real estate agent. Albeit a very pretty one, but I've seen pretty real estate agents before, so it's not as unbelievable as a pretty FBI agent.

JLo's part was great. And you know what? I have not seen a JLo movie since she starred as Selena years ago. She was good in that, but I haven't seen her in anything else. So watching her in a Statham movie was interesting to me. And she was great. I mean her acting was great. She played the part super great. Statham was great as always, but so was JLo. She was great.

So glad the movie makers left the fight scenes to Statham, though. Yeah, JLo had a brief moment of action when she found the gun Statham had stashed under the table, but it was all believable. All of it. Totally believable. And that's what I appreciate. Believable.

Because when I see a 5' 2" 110 pound woman beating up men who are twice her size, and then two, three, four, five and six all at once, it is just not believable, and the movie for me is no longer enjoyable. It's trash at that point.

I can believe a woman holding her own, MAYBE, against a single male antagonist, that is, if the woman is highly trained, and the male antagonist is not as trained. But if a woman, even a highly trained woman goes up against a like-trained male opponent, she just won't have a chance. At all. That is not a misogynistic opinion. It's a fact.

Look at it this way. If Ronda Rousey (who is a highly trained female fighter) were to go up against a male fighter, who is similarly trained, she would get destroyed. And that's just life. So if any women are offended by this, they shouldn't be. It's just the way it is.

So back to Parker and why it was so great. The fighter was Jason Statham. The real estate agent was Jennifer Lopez, and both were terrific. And btw, kudos to the Parker character for staying true to his girlfriend and resisting the romantic advances of JLo. That is a man of integrity. And a man of honor. It was terrific to see that. It was a terrific movie. Parker. What a show.