Shelter (2026)

It is not what you expect. Well, it's exactly what you expect, but not in the way you most expect... I was surprised. What Keanu Reeves delivers in quality, Jason Statham makes up for in quantity, and so when I pick out something with him on the cover I expect a couple of things, i.e. schlock and cheap thrills. This one has those things, however it also accomplishes a tad more. It managed to pull on a heartstring -- embarassing, I know, but it did! To get the plot out of the way, Statham is a secret agent in hiding when the daughter of one of his…

69/100 An ex-assassin in hiding must escort a girl to sanctuary. Another Jason Statham film ...which, unless it's terrible, will get 3 stars from me minimum. This one is much more serious than his more tongue-in-cheek action films. The story is basically a few pages out of the Jason Bourne handbook but it's done well. Bodhi Rae Breathnach, as the girl, Jessie, was excellent and brought more depth into the material than you'd expect. Action was good but not the focus, for a change. The ending threw me ...it was abrupt and without any fanfare. Good…

I enjoy most Jason Statham films because I know what to expect. And when I'm in that mood, his films do a better job than most at this level. But as a Jason Bourne fan, it was hard not to notice that 'Shelter' unashamedly used incredibly similar plot and philosophical devices, characters and even dialogue. These distractions made me chuckle, not frown. Had this been made by Paul Greengrass himself, and with better actors and sharper dialogue, it may have been a smashing film worth a point or two more. As it is, a solid seven for being delightfully…