> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://type-click-type.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Jason Statham is so good at making Jason Statham movies - URL: https://type-click-type.ghost.io/jason-statham-is-so-good-at-making/ - Published: 2025-01-12T16:39:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-07T15:27:41.000Z - Description: a tribute to one of the greats - Author: brian grubb - Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1751901997835, #Import 2025-07-07 15:26 A Jason Statham movie follows a standard path… - There is a man — usually, but not always, Jason Statham — who is doing a job - The job is — usually, but not always — also the title of the movie (Transporter, Mechanic, Beekeeper, etc.) - A bad man or group of bad men does something bad to someone he cares about - Jason Statham sets out to correct this wrong - It turns out what appeared to be a simple crime was actually part of a much larger conspiracy that goes to the top of various organizations or government entities - We learn that his character has some sort of top-secret military or otherwise murderous background that gives him the resources and skills necessary to go on a one-man spree of vengeance that takes down an entire criminal operation - Dozens of goons get whomped - The wrong is righted - The movie ends I love these movies. All of them. I know I probably shouldn’t. I’m a person who is horrified by real-life violence and does not like guns and who generally believes one-man sprees of vengeance are not ideal. They’re also not, like, good movies, at least not “good” in the way even a John Wick movie is. They’re often silly, always formulaic, and if anyone but Jason Statham played the main character I would probably roll my eyes and move on. And yet, there I was, watching the trailer for his next movie, A Working Man, clapping and honking as he whomped on some goons. Watch Statham work. It’s perfect. Just a perfectly executed Jason Statham movie. Like 90 percent of the plot is right there in the trailer, barring some bonkers twist, which we can’t rule out after The Beekeper’s gasp-inducing “the snotty villain is actually THE DIPSHIT FAILSON OF THE SITTING FEMALE PRESIDENT” left turn, which still makes me smile when I think about it. What a wonderful movie. I might watch it again. I am also going to watch A Working Man. I mean, of course I am. I’ll probably go see it opening weekend. How could I not when these beautiful lunatics put dialogue like this right in the damn trailer. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3e/4a/3e4a2f1c-dbf0-4c8e-93a8-aaf656877d0a/content/images/2025/07/8c3a6075-e09d-4aea-b452-be4d2aede2ae_1154x521.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3e/4a/3e4a2f1c-dbf0-4c8e-93a8-aaf656877d0a/content/images/2025/07/e213f650-3134-469b-a3a6-d2a60116b22a_1100x512.png) Good for Jason Statham, man. The dude has found a niche and it works for him and he just rides with it. Again, I don’t know if these movies work with anyone else. Liam Neeson tried for a while. Gerard Butler is giving it a go. But there’s really just no way to replicate the Statham of it all, the way he can deliver a line of dialogue like… well, let’s just use another screencap from The Beekeeper… ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3e/4a/3e4a2f1c-dbf0-4c8e-93a8-aaf656877d0a/content/images/2025/07/ebcb72e2-4b22-46ff-9184-82b457ff7553_2042x891.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3e/4a/3e4a2f1c-dbf0-4c8e-93a8-aaf656877d0a/content/images/2025/07/708ca735-ccd1-4e4d-a294-192c03943d19_2066x875.png) … and then disarm an entire paramilitary squadron and never once take you out of the movie. Like, I really believe Jason Statham can do that. I also do not know the names of any of the characters he has ever played in these movies. He’s always just Jason Statham, same man, same face, same voice. I hope he never stops making them. I hope he makes them into his 80s. Show me Jason Statham taking down a crew of scumbags using his walker and oxygen tank as weapons. I hope his character is retired after a long career of making artisanal cheeses and a bunch of private security creeps show up to take over a local farm and he traces it all the way up the ladder to a single corrupt billionaire senator who is trying to corner the entire dairy market. Call it The Cheesemonger. Set it for 2050\. I’ll pre-order my ticket today. \[Jason Statham voice\] Pay the man for his blogs ## STUFF I TYPED — my Friday newsletter [covered Jerry Jones acting](https://type-click-type.ghost.io/the-five-spot-a-truly-upsetting-acting/), Keanu’s watches getting stolen, and an update on the silly beef between Vin Diesel and The Rock ## STUFF I CLICKED ON — Vulture has [a great look](https://www.vulture.com/article/how-abbott-elementary-pulled-off-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-cast-crossover.html?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) at how the Always Sunny maniacs ended up on Abbott Elementary, which was just a beautiful television moment — [Discourses We Can Stop Having, Ranked](https://defector.com/discourses-we-can-stop-having-ranked?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — great blog about [a security guard and a sculpture](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/nyregion/egyptian-artist-metropolitan-museum-exhibit.html?sgrp=c-cb&unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.nk4.zeOr.LAJSes5qFd8o&ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — big shoutout to the [102-year-old Eagles fan](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-fan-eloise-brown-102-years-old-20250109.html?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) who is [cooler than anyone you know](https://bsky.app/profile/garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz/post/3lfdiyq44ns2z/quotes?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — I really enjoyed watching Bill Hader dork out in a record store — good [interview with Ben Stiller](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/magazine/ben-stiller-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) about a million things but most notably about Severance, which returns on Friday (I’ll be doing weekly things for Vulture after each episode) — speaking of Severance, you can [watch season one on the Roku Channel](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/apple-tv-severance-joins-roku-channel-subscriber-push-1236105235/?utm%5Fsource=substack&utm%5Fmedium=email) — interesting blog by Amanda Mull about [the ramifications of the TikTok ban](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-07/tiktok-ban-will-hurt-brands-creators-and-trends?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNjI2MTgyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzM2ODY2NjI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUFBXMEJUMVVNMFcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI3MDQyN0U3REVGMkM0MDEzODNCNDUzRjAyNUE2NDc3NyJ9.Dbu11ivxO2bX8pYrI9TMs8MXoYi2zNVDbpj6dqr7bos&leadSource=uverify%20wall&ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — [“Brazil ex-official returns toilet she had removed from office”](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rne2d540lo?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — [“I Will Pay Any Amount To Not Pay My Taxes”](https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-will-pay-any-amount-to-not-pay-my-taxes?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — as someone who sleeps poorly and loves Joe Pera I am thrilled that [Joe Pera’s sleep-aid podcast is back for another run](https://www.patreon.com/c/DriftingOffwithJoePera/home?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — speaking of sleeping poorly, he’s some [advice on coffee consumption](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/health/coffee-drinking-timing-death-risk-wellness/index.html?utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=blueskyCNN&utm%5Fcontent=2025-01-11T12:48:45) I absolutely will not follow — learned about [orange dwarf cave crocodiles](https://www.livescience.com/animals/alligators-crocodiles/orange-dwarf-cave-crocodiles-the-crocs-that-crawled-into-a-cave-ate-bats-and-started-mutating-into-a-new-species?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — I love reading stories about [Emma Stone bullying Kieran Culkin](https://collider.com/a-real-pain-kieran-culkin-emma-stone-blackmail/?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — [potential Mario Kart situation in England](https://www.upi.com/Odd%5FNews/2025/01/06/mystery-peeled-bananas-Beeston-England/5751736189205/?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — [“Tutu-wearing spider monkey found wandering loose in Missouri”](https://www.upi.com/Odd%5FNews/2025/01/06/Jefferson-County-Missouri-monkey-tutu-escape/5941736180567/?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — scientists are [drilling the Antarctic core](https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/science/antarctica-deep-ice-core/index.html?utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=blueskyCNN&utm%5Fcontent=2025-01-11T01:26:37) as though they never saw a disaster movie from the late 1990s — [“Hector Banana-Bread”](https://bsky.app/profile/matthewtynan.bsky.social/post/3lfijiq64es2z?ref=type-click-type.ghost.io) — I am very excited for Mythic Quest to come back Okay, that’s it for this week. 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