Wrath of Man, the 119-minute action thriller starring Jason Statham and directed by Guy Ritchie, is coming to free streaming on Tubi from 1 November. For Australian viewers looking for a sharp, violent action film, it offers a particularly effective combination of mystery, tense shootouts and a serious Statham performance.
The film follows H, a reserved new employee at an armoured-truck company. During an attempted robbery, he calmly eliminates the attackers. When another group of thieves abandons its plan after recognising H, the incident raises uncomfortable questions about his identity and his reasons for taking the job.
Unlike many of Statham’s more light-hearted action roles, Wrath of Man presents its leading man as a controlled and unpredictable figure. His motives are gradually revealed, and the film’s increasingly grim direction makes H one of the darker characters in the actor’s career.
A fractured story drives the tension
Director Guy Ritchie structures the film around four chapters that move through different points in time and change perspective. The approach turns the armoured-truck robberies into a larger puzzle, allowing details about H, the criminals and their intersecting plans to emerge piece by piece.
The separate storylines eventually converge in the final chapter, which delivers further bloodshed and a bleak conclusion. The non-linear structure is more than a stylistic trick: it keeps the audience reassessing what it knows about the central character.
The supporting cast includes Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Laz Alonso and Andy Garcia. Josh Hartnett also appears as the unusually named Boy Sweat. Hartnett’s character was not part of the original script, giving the actor and Ritchie room to improvise during production.
“Guy called me the day he started filming … he knew I was in England, and he said, ‘Could you come up to London? I’ve got this part I want you to think about and consider. It’s not in the script, but we’ll make it up as we go along.’”
Statham and Ritchie reunite
Wrath of Man brought Statham and Ritchie back together after their earlier collaborations on Snatch and Revolver. Ritchie’s preference for hard-edged violence is prominent throughout the film, while Statham’s restrained performance gives the action a colder, more deliberate tone.
The film earned $108 million at the box office despite receiving middling reviews. Statham and Ritchie later worked together again on Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, in which Statham plays a James Bond-style spy tasked with recovering a high-tech device.
Why action fans should watch it
With its shifting viewpoints, grim atmosphere, capable ensemble and brutal set pieces, Wrath of Man is a strong fit for viewers who prefer action films with a mystery at their centre. Its free Tubi release on 1 November also makes it an easy pick for a streaming night in Australia.
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