Still, there’s no second wasted here as every minute of the film adds vital information and builds to an almost unbearably intense and expertly-executed finale.

The non-linear storytelling adds some offbeat (if obvious) mystery to Wrath of Man’s first half, but I couldn’t help but feel this story would have worked just as well if told in a more traditional manner. What, exactly, is going on? Wrath of Man’s core enigma is answered after the first act, as the film details the past life of Statham’s H character in scenes featuring some terrific support from Darrell D'Silva subsequent flashback scenes showcase events from different perspective, utilizing characters played by Scott Eastwood, Jeffrey Donovan, Laz Alonso, and Raúl Castillo. But instead of putting him behind a desk on psych leave, he’s quickly branded a hero and the company’s owner insists on getting him back out on the job, where he continues to strike fear in the hearts of armed robbers. There’s clearly a lot more to H than he’s letting on, a fact of which Bullet and manager Terry ( Eddie Marsan) are keenly aware. Bad idea, as H dispatches the six-man crew single-handedly, to the utter astonishment of his co-workers. On H’s first day out driving a cash truck carrying millions alongside Bullet and Dave, a gang of robbers that includes a character played by Post Malone attempt a robbery. Wrath of Man opens during the first day on the security job for Statham’s “H”, who is shown the ropes by garrulous Bullet (Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany, magnetic here in a scene-stealing role) and lightly chided by co-workers that include always-on-edge Boy Sweat Dave ( Josh Hartnett, nicely playing against type), gutless Hollow Bob ( Rocci Williams), and amorous Dana ( Niamh Algar). Ritchie also co-wrote the script, adapted from the 2004 French film Cash Truck. A mystery man takes a security job guarding a cash truck in Los Angeles and starts foiling robbery attempts with almost superhuman prowess in Wrath of Man, a new thriller starring Jason Statham and directed by Guy Ritchie that might be the most accomplished film yet from either.

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